Thursday, January 15, 2026

Pay to play the Trump White House way


Graphic and headlineNew York Times, 1/15/2026

Karen Yourish, Kenneth P. Vogel, and Charlie Smart report:
Since President Trump was elected a second time, he and his allies have raised nearly $2 billion for his favored political causes and passion projects. That total, which was confirmed by four people involved in the fund-raising, likely eclipses the amount raised to support his 2024 campaign. 
The astounding haul hints at a level of transactionalism for which it is difficult to find obvious comparisons in modern American history. The identities of the donors behind much of the cash are not legally required to be, and have not been, publicly disclosed. In some cases, Mr. Trump’s team has offered donors anonymity.

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