The next presidential election is three years away, but President Donald Trump is already raising money for his heir apparent — Vice President JD Vance.
Some of the fundraising emails, as well as a button for donations on his official website, give people the opportunity to make donations that funnel 5% of the total to Vice President JD Vance’s PAC, Working for Ohio, per NBC News.
This gleaned $245,000 in May and June, per a campaign finance disclosure.
In addition to the greenbacks, this partnership also gives Vance access to data about Trump donors, which may be useful
In a White House campaign.
Vance, meanwhile, has been raising money for the Republican National Committee as well as other Trump-affiliated organizations.
The arrangement was formed in the spring and has allowed Vance to collect donations while also raising funds for the RNC. It allows Vance’s committee to have the cash to pay for staff as well as overhead expenses.
Vance, 41, has been viewed as the heir apparent to the presidency in 2028.
However, those familiar with the fundraising arrangement noted it does not necessarily equate to an endorsement by Trump, who acknowledged last month he saw Vance as his “most likely” heir apparent.
Trump went on to infer Secretary of State Marco Rubio is “somebody that would maybe get together with JD in some form.”
“It’s too early obviously to talk about it, but certainly he’s doing a great job, and he would be probably favored at this point,” Trump about Vance.
Trump made Vance the first sitting vice president to be RNC’s finance chairman. This allows Vance to stay connected to the party’s top donors.
Vance’s team can start using the miney to pay advisers and stage events to promote the vice president.
Even though Vance is currently stumping for candidates running in the midterm election in 2026, Working for Ohio fund Vance’s travel for that. Generally, that tab is covered by the entity by responsible for the event.
The same arrangement was not a part of Trump’s first presidency when Mike Pence was his vice president, according to Federal Election Commission reports. Pence paid for his personal political travel out of his leadership PAC.
