Trump’s huge cash haul gives GOP chance to defy history
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
An incumbent president’s party usually loses seats in the House and Senate during midterm elections, but President Donald Trump is sitting on a $375 million political war chest that Republicans believe could blunt — or even upend— that pattern if he spends it aggressively.
Trump’s fundraising committees and allied PACs have stockpiled the massive sum as of the end of 2025, according to campaign finance records. The amount dwarfs that on hand by Democrats, who remain leaderless and rudderless ahead of the 2026 elections.
Yet, money only matters if Trump chooses to deploy it, something the president has been criticized for not doing for GOP candidates in the past. Last year, there were even questions regarding whether Trump planned to endorse the 2025 Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, Winsome Earle-Sears.
A party strategist close to the White House was adamant that Trump would spend this year, even if history were against Republicans.
In conversations with the Washington Examiner, the source also cited Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc., for example, spending last year on Rep. Matt Van Epps’ (R-TN) special election win in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.
A second Republican strategist who was granted anonymity to speak candidly quipped that the GOP would “love” for Trump “to spend all this money” after the president last weekend endorsed the likes of former Sen. John Sununu for New Hampshire’s open Senate race.
“I don’t think we’d turn down any funding for House races, that’s for sure,” the source told the Washington Examiner. “But in all seriousness, I think we’re very encouraged by the amount of money that is in the ecosystem. And that’s something that we’ve never really had before.”
“It puts us in a really good position,” he added. “If we were able to win last cycle being outspent as much as we did, then imagine what we can do when we actually have the cash advantage.”
When pressed on MAGA Inc.’s plans for this year after the super PAC raised an unparalleled $289 million in 2025, spokesman Alexander Pfeiffer declined to provide specific details.
Pfeiffer did say that thanks to Trump’s leadership, the super PAC has “the resources to help candidates who support President Trump’s America First agenda of securing our border, keeping our streets safe, supercharging our economy, and making life more affordable for all Americans.”
For Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kiersten Pels, Trump’s “record is driving historic …
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
An incumbent president’s party usually loses seats in the House and Senate during midterm elections, but President Donald Trump is sitting on a $375 million political war chest that Republicans believe could blunt — or even upend— that pattern if he spends it aggressively.
Trump’s fundraising committees and allied PACs have stockpiled the massive sum as of the end of 2025, according to campaign finance records. The amount dwarfs that on hand by Democrats, who remain leaderless and rudderless ahead of the 2026 elections.
Yet, money only matters if Trump chooses to deploy it, something the president has been criticized for not doing for GOP candidates in the past. Last year, there were even questions regarding whether Trump planned to endorse the 2025 Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, Winsome Earle-Sears.
A party strategist close to the White House was adamant that Trump would spend this year, even if history were against Republicans.
In conversations with the Washington Examiner, the source also cited Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc., for example, spending last year on Rep. Matt Van Epps’ (R-TN) special election win in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.
A second Republican strategist who was granted anonymity to speak candidly quipped that the GOP would “love” for Trump “to spend all this money” after the president last weekend endorsed the likes of former Sen. John Sununu for New Hampshire’s open Senate race.
“I don’t think we’d turn down any funding for House races, that’s for sure,” the source told the Washington Examiner. “But in all seriousness, I think we’re very encouraged by the amount of money that is in the ecosystem. And that’s something that we’ve never really had before.”
“It puts us in a really good position,” he added. “If we were able to win last cycle being outspent as much as we did, then imagine what we can do when we actually have the cash advantage.”
When pressed on MAGA Inc.’s plans for this year after the super PAC raised an unparalleled $289 million in 2025, spokesman Alexander Pfeiffer declined to provide specific details.
Pfeiffer did say that thanks to Trump’s leadership, the super PAC has “the resources to help candidates who support President Trump’s America First agenda of securing our border, keeping our streets safe, supercharging our economy, and making life more affordable for all Americans.”
For Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kiersten Pels, Trump’s “record is driving historic …
Trump’s huge cash haul gives GOP chance to defy history
Are they actually going to vote on something real?
An incumbent president’s party usually loses seats in the House and Senate during midterm elections, but President Donald Trump is sitting on a $375 million political war chest that Republicans believe could blunt — or even upend— that pattern if he spends it aggressively.
Trump’s fundraising committees and allied PACs have stockpiled the massive sum as of the end of 2025, according to campaign finance records. The amount dwarfs that on hand by Democrats, who remain leaderless and rudderless ahead of the 2026 elections.
Yet, money only matters if Trump chooses to deploy it, something the president has been criticized for not doing for GOP candidates in the past. Last year, there were even questions regarding whether Trump planned to endorse the 2025 Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee, Winsome Earle-Sears.
A party strategist close to the White House was adamant that Trump would spend this year, even if history were against Republicans.
In conversations with the Washington Examiner, the source also cited Trump super PAC Make America Great Again Inc., for example, spending last year on Rep. Matt Van Epps’ (R-TN) special election win in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District.
A second Republican strategist who was granted anonymity to speak candidly quipped that the GOP would “love” for Trump “to spend all this money” after the president last weekend endorsed the likes of former Sen. John Sununu for New Hampshire’s open Senate race.
“I don’t think we’d turn down any funding for House races, that’s for sure,” the source told the Washington Examiner. “But in all seriousness, I think we’re very encouraged by the amount of money that is in the ecosystem. And that’s something that we’ve never really had before.”
“It puts us in a really good position,” he added. “If we were able to win last cycle being outspent as much as we did, then imagine what we can do when we actually have the cash advantage.”
When pressed on MAGA Inc.’s plans for this year after the super PAC raised an unparalleled $289 million in 2025, spokesman Alexander Pfeiffer declined to provide specific details.
Pfeiffer did say that thanks to Trump’s leadership, the super PAC has “the resources to help candidates who support President Trump’s America First agenda of securing our border, keeping our streets safe, supercharging our economy, and making life more affordable for all Americans.”
For Republican National Committee spokeswoman Kiersten Pels, Trump’s “record is driving historic …
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