‘No More Money for RINOS’: Trump Spars With GOP Over Using His Name for Fundraising
Former President Donald Trump is urging his supporters to donate to his Save America PAC amid a battle with the Republican Party over using his name for fundraising purposes. “No more money for RINOS,” Trump said in a…
Former President Donald Trump is urging his supporters to donate to his Save America PAC amid a battle with the Republican Party over using his name for fundraising purposes.
“No more money for RINOS,” Trump said in a statement on Monday evening, referring to the term “Republican In Name Only.”
He continued, “They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base — they will never lead us to Greatness. Send your donation to Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com. We will bring it all back stronger than ever before!”
Lawyers for Trump sent out cease-and-desist letters Friday to the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Campaign, and National Republican Senate Campaign demanding they stop using his name on fundraising emails and merchandise, as Politico first reported.
According to one of the former president’s advisers, Trump was frustrated with the three groups for supporting Republican lawmakers who voted to impeach him over the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The RNC’s top lawyer, Justin Riemer, wrote in a response letter that Trump “reaffirmed” to RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel over the weekend he approves of the use of his name by the party.
The Republican Party also made it clear it had “every right to refer to public figures as it engages in core, First Amendment-protected political speech.”
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) took to Twitter to respond to the former president’s statement.