This year, GOP political committees have paid Trump-owned entities close to $1.3 million
So far this year, Republican committees have paid close to $1.3 million to companies owned by President Trump, new Federal Election Commission records show.
The Washington Post analyzed the records, and found that at least 25 congressional campaigns, state parties, and the Republican Governors Association have spent more than $473,000 combined at hotels or golf resorts owned by Trump, and Trump's companies received another $793,000 from the Republican National Committee and Trump's campaign committee. Trump's re-election committee has paid nearly $15,000 for lodging at Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., and the hotel has hosted events for several Republican members of Congress, including Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.), whose campaign committee spent more than $11,000 on catering and event space in May and June, and Rep. Jodey Arrington (Texas), whose committee paid almost $9,700 in January for food, beverages, and facility usage, the Post reports.
These payments have helped properties like Trump's private club in Florida, Mar-a-Lago, which otherwise lost business because of Trump; in response to his reaction to the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, 10 of the 16 galas and dinners planned for next winter at the club have been cancelled, the Post reports.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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