45th President Donald Trump now has more cash on hand in his Save America PAC than the Republican Party and Democrat Party combined, suggesting he may play a major role in the 2022 midterms.
Trump raked in $3.5 million in the month of February alone, which – as Big League Politics reported today – brings his cash on hand to $110 million and “more than the Republican National Committee, Democrat National Committee, and the Joe Biden campaign combined.”
Brendan Fischer, a political reporter for It’s Documented, posted the fundraising haul to Twitter.
Trump's post-White House political operation, Save America, raised $3.5M in February, and now has over $110M cash on hand.
That's more cash on hand than the RNC, the DNC, and the Biden campaign combined. https://t.co/bgubtrg9ZF pic.twitter.com/54o2mXsap4
— Brendan Fischer (@brendan_fischer) March 21, 2022
Trump has promised to use his influence – and the Save America PAC – to help Republicans retake Congress with candidates who support his America First agenda.
He has also promised to help primary Republicans he feels did not adequately support his efforts to contest the 2020 election.
Trump has already taken action on this promise with his recent endorsement of David Perdue to replace Republican incumbent Brian Kemp as Governor of Georgia.
While polls continue to favor Kemp’s reelection, Perdue entered the race abruptly this year, and had Trump’s support upon entry.
Trump also endorsed Vernon Jones’ newly declared candidacy for the U.S. House at the same time.
At the same time, Trump has continued to indicate he is planning a third run for the White House in 2024. Just yesterday he promised supporters, “I will be back.”
Polls almost exclusively show him dominating fields of potential Republican 2024 hopefuls, including popular Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Recent polls show Joe Biden trailing Trump by up to three points in a head to head match up, potentially making his candidacy a safe bet for the Republican Party establishment.
Trump may be using the midterms to stack Congress with Representatives and Senators who will be more responsive to his agenda after famously having his attempts to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act stalled by Republican Sen. John McCain, who remained an vocal opponent of Trump until his death.
Similarly, in 2019 Trump said he mistakenly trusted former Rep. Paul Ryan’s promise to provide funding for his border wall project after the 2018 midterm elections. Ryan was the Speaker of the House at the time.
Republicans ultimately failed to hold the U.S. House, Ryan retired, and Trump had to find alternative sources of funding for the border wall.
