With two months remaining before the midterm elections, President Trump holds a $400 million campaign fund. This information comes from recent Federal Election Commission filings. However, there is curiosity among Republicans on how these funds will be used.
This week, Securing American Greatness, a nonprofit linked to Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc., released its first nationwide ad. The focus is more on Trump himself than on congressional candidates. Despite the limited current spending on candidates, Trump indicates larger investments are forthcoming.
“I’ve raised a lot, and nobody knows what it is, but I will tell you it’s about $850 million,” Trump mentioned before his flight to South Carolina on Aug. 21. “I’ll be spending a lot of that money for — and my own money — but I’ll be spending a lot of that money for candidates that I think are good, Republican candidates.”
Trump and his team reference prior political events to support their strategy. If he urges his supporters to vote, they typically do. At a rally on Aug. 21 in South Carolina for Senator Darline Graham, Trump asked his base to “pretend” he’s on the ballot.
“Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,” he said. “Come and vote. It’s so important.”
MAGA Inc.’s substantial donation to Graham’s campaign was $827,000. Until this contribution, the super PAC had only allocated around $18,000 on midterm races in 2026. Last year, it spent about $1.7 million and had raised $401 million by the end of the second quarter.
Next week, Trump will be the focus in Dallas, where a midterm convention similar to a presidential event will take place. The gathering will feature numerous speeches and symbolic events, including a balloon drop, to highlight rising stars within the party. Some Republicans in competitive races, however, will not be attending.
Florida Republican Rep. Maria Salazar emphasized her need to campaign locally, saying, “I have to be campaigning. No one votes for me in Washington or in Dallas. I have to be in Miami.”
Vice President JD Vance expressed no concern about candidates focusing on their districts. “Most importantly, you’ve got to go out there and meet voters and message to voters,” Vance stated.