Top Republicans in Parliament are trying to dismiss initial concerns President Trump
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Trump sent letters to the Republican National Committee (RNC), the National Republican Senate Committee (NRSC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Friday urging party leaders to stop using his image and likeness for fundraising. . Its request was rejected by the RNC on Monday in a letter stating that it “has every right to refer to public figures for engaging in pithy First Amendment protected political speech, and will continue to do so in pursuit of these common goals. “
Despite Trump’s repeated calls to donors to donate money to the Save America PAC instead of the GOP lawmakers, he has been referred to as “RINOS” – namely those who criticized or voted to impeach him for instigating the Deadly riot in the Capitol on Jan. 6 – senior Republicans say they don’t see his commitment as detrimental to their 2022 campaign efforts.
House Minority Whip Steve Scalise
Stephen (Steve) Joseph Scalise Top Republicans Seek To Address Concerns About Trump’s Funding Needs 57 Republicans Go Home To Reopen Schools Republicans Call To Investigate Impact Of School Closures On Children With Disabilities MORE (R-La.) Emphasized that the NRCC outperformed the DCCC in January and stated that he is hopeful that success will continue.
“That was a new policy that he rolled out, eventually President Trump will decide what role he wants to play in elections in the future. We are focused on reclaiming the house. And if you look, the NRCC (National Republican Congressional Committee) pulled out the Democrats, the DCCC, in January, ”he said Tuesday.
The Louisiana Republican said it is ultimately the decisions of individual donors where they send their money, but that he would like to see donations continue to flow to the NRCC and the Republican members’ campaign PACs.
“But people make their own decisions about who to donate to, that’s their business. I keep encouraging people to donate to House Republican causes as people recognize that we have a great chance of taking the House back and they see how far left Speaker Pelosi has moved their socialist agenda and they are very concerned about it and they are giving in large quantities because they don’t want us to become a socialist nation, ”Scalise told reporters.
NRCC chairman Tom Emmer
Thomas (Tom) Earl Emmer GOP leaders reiterate commitment to work with Trump amid back-and-forth Top Republicans seek to allay concerns about Trump’s funding requirements Trump doubles calls to donate directly to him MORE (R-Minn.) Claimed to be confident they will bring whatever it takes to pick up chairs.
“We will have the resources we need to win the majority, I’m not worried about that,” he told The Hill in an interview Monday.
It’s unclear how much commitment the former president will have in following the campaign trail to help GOP House members, but Emmer said he sees Trump playing a part in helping their efforts to take back the house.
“You’ll have to ask him what he’s going to do. I mean, I’ve seen his speech at CPAC and he’s going to stay involved. Let’s face it, he’s going to be a force in this country and in the political landscape anyway. He was before he became president and I imagine he will continue like this, ”he said.
“In the meantime, the Republicans in the House are absolutely united in our mission to finish what we started and that is to regain a Republican majority by 2022 and then make it a lasting majority.”
And leader of the minority of the house Kevin McCarthy
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“No [he’s not concerned it will impact their chances of flipping the House], ”He told The Hill on Tuesday after asking how Emmer had responded to the question.
Multiple GOP lawmakers said they would like more clarity on the former president’s role in the future as the party considers how to move forward in the post-Trump era.
‘I don’t think it will be problematic [for fundraising], I think we should get a clear definition of how he wants to be helpful. I think the Republican leaders should sit down with President Trump and figure out a direction to move forward, we all want to be on the same team, ”said a GOP lawmaker.
“It is clear that Trump is a popular former president on the Republican base, so to help the Republicans turn the House, to help the Republicans turn the Senate, we need President Trump’s support and we have to just find out what that support is. ”
But some members argue that Trump’s refusal to use his brand could have more impact on the GOP’s electoral success than leaders let on.
“Yes [it could be problematic]I mean, Donald Trump is the source of small dollar donations to the political right. And you know, he’s someone who has built his career using his brand, and I don’t think he wants his brand used for people who voted to impeach him, ” said a GOP lawmaker. adding that they believe Trump’s decision was motivated by the 10 members of the GOP House who voted to impeach.
Trump doubled down on Tuesday and released a statement that he is fully behind “the Republican Party and major GOP committees,” but I do not support RINOs and fools, and it is not their right to use my likeness or image to make money to collect. So much money is being raised and completely wasted by people who don’t have the best interests of the GOP in mind. “
The move has been seen as a slap in the face of some within the GOP, who claim he is harming the party as a whole by going to war with his critics.
“How can you say you want to be a team player and we’re on the same team and then you do – you know what I mean?” A senior member told The Hill.
“They want to collect as much money as possible for themselves [as possible] – they don’t want to share it. It’s not a team game, damn sure. “
But others argue that it is unlikely he can legally prevent Republicans from hitting him while they are trying to raise money.
“I don’t know the legality of that, but it seems silly – I know the RNC and the NRCC. I’m sure there are legal limits, so I don’t think he probably has a leg to stand on,” another Said the Republican legislature. “I don’t know if he’s getting bad advice – it doesn’t make any sense.”