“MAGA supporters and candidates who support President Trump’s agenda for America first will be impressed by the political operation that is being built here,” said Miller. “We expect formal announcements from the entire team in the coming weeks, which will include some very talented agents not yet named. “
People familiar with the meeting – which touched on a wide range of topics related to Trump’s political activities and the organizations supporting them – noted that the complete plans for Trump’s operation have not been finalized and they were unsure about some details. Trump is also known for reversing or changing plans in the short term.
Trump has already established a leading PAC, Save America, which has raised tens of millions of dollars. But unlike leadership PACs, which are limited in terms of how much money they can raise from individual donors, super PACs are able to raise and spend unlimited amounts. Trump still maintains broad support among the Republican Party’s top donors, many of whom may be willing to cut substantial checks.
Lewandowski emerged as an active figure in the early days of Trump’s post-presidency, looking for Republican candidates to challenge House Republicans who supported impeachment and forming a new PAC, Fight Back America. The 47-year-old has also been advising Republicans, including South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, who is considered a potential presidential candidate in 2024.
Lewandowski served as Trump’s first campaign manager before he was fired in June 2016. But he remained a close ally of Trump, and Lewandowski talked to Trump frequently while he was president.
Trump told advisers he is eager to engage in the 2022 midterm elections, including to take revenge on the House Republicans who supported his impeachment and Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp, whom he criticized for not intervening to help. reverse the 2020 election results. A super PAC would give Trump another vehicle to spend huge sums on the races he decides to weigh.
The former president has closely followed the battlefield of the midterm election. He recently met with Republican National Committee chairman Ronna McDaniel and former Georgia senator David Perdue, who lost his seat in January, also paid a visit to Trump in recent days. Perdue was considering a 2022 return offer, but announced earlier this week that he would not be running soon after meeting with the former president.
Even after his defeat, Trump proved to be a fundraising juggernaut. Save America, which was formed after the election, had $ 31.5 million in the bank at the end of December, much of it raised with appeals to small-dollar donors who focused on the former President’s unfounded allegations of electoral fraud. Millions of dollars more are still potentially waiting to be transferred to Save America from a fundraising committee affiliated with Trump.
The super PAC’s plans emerge as Trump gradually resurfaces in public view, a month after leaving the White House. He is due to deliver a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Sunday, his first major appearance since President Joe Biden took office. Trump is also expected to attend the Republican National Committee donor retreat in April in Palm Beach, Florida.