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Trump's MAGA Inc. sends $10 million to help Ken Paxton's Senate bid

USA Today · 2026-09-05

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target=_blank data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Donald Trump</a> has officially opened his campaign wallet for the midterms.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Trump's <a href=/story/news/politics/elections/2026/07/21/maga-inc-400-million-republican-midterms/90981755007/ rel="noreferrer noopener" target=_blank data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>MAGA Inc.</a> has donated $10 million to the campaign of Texas Attorney General and <a href=/story/news/politics/elections/2026/08/26/james-talarico-ken-paxton-battle-tightens-in-texas-us-senate-race-analysis-shows/91456337007/ rel="noreferrer noopener" target=_blank data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton</a>, according to an Federal Election Commission filing made public on Saturday, Sept. 5.</p><p class=gnt_ar_b_p><a href=/story/news/politics/2026/09/03/trump-midterm-election-campaign-travel/91592364007/ rel="noreferrer noopener" target=_blank data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Republicans concerned</a> about the upcoming 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"We’re going to spend a lot of money because we don’t want to lose our country," <a href=/story/news/politics/elections/2026/09/04/maga-inc-midterm-spending-donald-trump/91614351007/ rel="noreferrer noopener" target=_blank data-t-l=:b|e|k|⚑u class=gnt_ar_b_a>Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday, Sept. 4</a>.</p><aside aria-label=advertisement class="gnt_x__c gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"><div data-g-r=lazy data-gl-method=llx id=~ad-slot-7103-usatoday-native-article_link-news-politics-elections-4-ac1 class="gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al"></div></aside><p class=gnt_ar_b_p>Trump said he has about $1 billion on hand to spend but plans to disburse between $400 million and $500 million. 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