Outside organizations are a growing presence in the Republican Party, recruiting top strategists and donors from the traditional party structure. They operate much like the official party committees, but they have the freedom to accept and spend unlimited money. Published: October 29, 2011 The ‘Shadow’ Republican Party - Graphic - NYTimes.com
Trump is building a shadow Republican Party
A cohort of former Trump administration officials launched the America First Policy Institute, a think tank organization aimed at promoting "liberty, free enterprise, national greatness, American military superiority, foreign-policy engagement in the American interest, and the primacy of American workers," according to its website. The founders, which include Trump's daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner,
The centerpiece of that shadow party is Trump's Save America Super PAC, which he has been aggressively raising money for months -- including during his extended efforts to protest the results of the 2020 election. According to a Trump aide who spoke with The New York Times, the PAC had $85 million in the bank earlier this month, roughly equivalent to the $84 million cash on hand that the Republican National Committee showed at that same time. Donald Trump is building a shadow Republican Party - CNNPolitics
