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Eugene

(66,995 posts) Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:23 PM 13 hrs ago

Trump has a $1.4B war chest for the midterms. Republicans still fear he'll 'never spend' that money on their races, repo

Source: The Independent

Trump has a $1.4B war chest for the midterms. Republicans still fear he’ll ‘never spend’ that money on their races, report says

Trump has warned he could be ‘impeached’ if Republicans lose too many seats in the midterms

Katie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C.
Friday 20 February 2026 22:29 GMT

President Donald Trump is in control of a large sum of cash as the November midterm elections approach, but some Republicans are concerned he’ll be reluctant to spend it, according to a new report.

Trump’s allies have estimated that he controls a political war chest of about $1.4 billion, Puck News reports. This apparent total doesn’t include the millions Trump has raised for other projects, including the White House ballroom and his presidential library, according to the outlet.

This comes after Trump bragged in August that he had raised “in excess of $1.5 billion” since the 2024 election.

Now, some Republicans are worried Trump won’t be willing to spend enough on key midterm races to make a difference, according to Puck News. An unnamed Republican Senator told the outlet: “He’ll never spend all that money, because history tells us that.”

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Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-midterm-elections-fundraising-b2924741.html

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-1-4b-war-chest-222905180.html

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Trump has a $1.4B war chest for the midterms. Republicans still fear he'll 'never spend' that money on their races, repo (Original Post) Eugene 13 hrs ago OP

Ya think? tanyev 13 hrs ago #1

So the law says you can not spend that money for personal use drray23 13 hrs ago #2

Trump will keep that money. Who's going to stop him? patphil 12 hrs ago #3

tanyev

(48,961 posts)

1. Ya think?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:36 PM

13 hrs ago

drray23

(8,681 posts)

2. So the law says you can not spend that money for personal use

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 06:37 PM

13 hrs ago

But I am convinced that is what Trump intends to do. He sees it as his money. Given that he is really good at exploiting every possible loophole in the laws, he will do so. For example, you can charge your PAC for hotels, travel, meals, etc.. under the guise of political activity. I am sure him and his goons will get creative and find ways to appropriate this money.

patphil

(8,894 posts)

3. Trump will keep that money. Who's going to stop him?

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Sat Feb 21, 2026, 08:08 PM

12 hrs ago

Exactly! No one.
He'll probably pocket 40-50 billion dollars from the grift he engages in during his second term.
And, if we're lucky, he'll die before he gets to enjoy any of it.
And if we're doubly lucky, Democrats will control both houses of congress after the 2028 election and start the process to recover all that stolen money under the emoluments clause.

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