{"id":12953,"date":"2026-07-21T22:06:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12953"},"modified":"2026-07-21T22:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T17:06:24","slug":"maga-inc-reaches-400m-with-no-spending-to-boost-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12953","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Inc reaches $400M with no spending to boost candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.politico.com\/5c\/79\/5cc3b6224d7c99c8d20b13cc236b\/trump-us-lebanon-75881.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s war chest reached $400 million by the end of June. It still isn\u2019t spending to boost GOP candidates for the midterms.<\/p>\n<p>The MAGA Inc. super PAC added $18 million in cash on hand since the beginning of June, including with donations from NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman and billionaires Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss. That brings the total raised this year to nearly $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>Funds aren\u2019t going out to help candidates, though. MAGA Inc., spent on consulting fees, bank fees, credit card payments, an online fundraising platform and an event photographer, according to FEC filings posted Monday, which account for spending last month.<\/p>\n<p>A MAGA Inc. spokesperson didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of direct spending on candidates comes as some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/maga-donors-trump-spending-midterms-00985987\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Republicans worry<\/u><\/a> that the president and his PAC are waiting too long to spend on competitive races. There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/nation-world\/republican-enthusiasm-gap-adds-to-midterm-challenges-politics-congress-majority-economy-inflation-gas-prices-democrats\" target=\"_blank\"><u>persistent enthusiasm gap<\/u><\/a> for Republicans who are also facing an electorate concerned with the cost-of-living and an increasingly unpopular war in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>James Blair, Trump\u2019s chief political director, said last month money would be spent but wouldn\u2019t telegraph a timeline, amount, or plan for targeting specific states.<\/p>\n<p>While super PACs are supposed to operate independently, candidates, including Trump, often have significant sway over the organizations. MAGA Inc. hasn\u2019t spent directly on a race since March, when it doled out $17,900.88 to support Rep. Clay Fuller\u2019s campaign for his House seat in Georgia. Since then, it gave $560,000 to MAGA KY, which supported Rep. Thomas Massie\u2019s (R-Ky.) challenger, who won. MAGA KY terminated in July.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans earlier this month<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/07\/06\/maga-donors-trump-spending-midterms-00985987\" target=\"_blank\"><u>told POLITICO<\/u><\/a> they wish Trump would spend the war chest money. And, in May, GOP donors<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/05\/09\/mild-panic-will-set-in-soon-gop-donors-left-to-wonder-about-trumps-300-million-war-chest-00913096\" target=\"_blank\"><u>told POLITICO<\/u><\/a> they hoped a roadmap for spending would come soon, but that \u201cmild panic\u201d wouldn\u2019t set in if there is no action by the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans may have to wait a couple more months. A senior White House official said last month that decisions on spending the MAGA Inc. money don\u2019t have to be \u201cmade until after the [midterm] convention,\u201d which is<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/30\/trump-gop-midterm-convention-dallas-00982995\" target=\"_blank\"><u>set to start <\/u><\/a>Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<p><i>Jessica Piper contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s war chest reached $400 million by the end of June. It still isn\u2019t spending to boost GOP candidates for the midterms. 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