Trump PAC Spends 20% Of Its Operating Expenses At Trumps Business – Forbes

Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) had a tee time with donors at a Trump golf course in April.

A political action committee Donald Trump co-founded to help Republicans take control of the Senate spent20%of its operating expenditures at the former president's businesses, according to a financial disclosure filed earlier this month.

TheTrump-Graham Majority Fund paid the Trump Hotels Collection $22,000on June 3 for a facility rental and catering. The PAC reported total operating expenses of $105,000 for the quarter.

Just days after it launched in April, theTrump-Graham Majority Fund held the Trump Graham Golf Classic at Trump International Golf Club Palm Beach. Theentry fee was $25,000, a person,reported Punchbowl News.

The PAC raised $705,000 last quarter. Contributors who pitched in at least $25,000 included Lynda Blanchard, Trumps former U.S. ambassador to Slovenia. She is nowrunning for Senate in Alabama.Herhusbandmade a big donation as well.Mississippi State Senator Joel Carter (R)also was in for $25,000. The PAC for the GEO Group, a private prison company,chipped in$20,000.

Representatives from the Trump-Graham Majority Fund and the Trump Organizationdidnot respondto inquiries.

Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) address their donors and Trump's customers.

I took an unusual route to get here. In a past life, I worked as a travel and food writer, which is how I got the assignment in 2016 to cover the grand opening of the

I took an unusual route to get here. In a past life, I worked as a travel and food writer, which is how I got the assignment in 2016 to cover the grand opening of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., just a couple miles from my home. When Trump won the election and refused to divest his business, I stayed on the story, starting a newsletter called 1100 Pennsylvania (named after the hotels address) and contributed to Vanity Fair, Politico and NBC News. Im still interested in Trump, but Ive broadened my focus to follow the money connected to other politicians as wellboth Republicans and Democrats.

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