By: Donald V. Watkins
Copyrighted and Published on April 17, 2024
It was bound to happen sooner, or later. It’s happening now.
In letters sent out this week to Republican digital vendors, the Donald Trump presidential campaign has requested down-ballot GOP candidates who use his name, image and likeness (NIL) in fundraising appeals to give at least 5 percent of the proceeds to his campaign.
This is an unprecedented cash grab by a former president and current presidential candidate.
An article published today by Politico details Trump’s one-of-a-kind political NIL deal.
The GOP created this newest Trump quagmire, and they will have to deal with it.
This is interesting, a man notoriously known for having a keen acumen in business. Atleast, this is the propaganda that's been spewed from the mouth of Donald Trump for decades when in fact he's a common known con man who know this game better than anyone on the planet.
Just a week ago, such overwhelming applaud was granted to him when it was alleged his campaign team raised $50,000,000 in one day for his presidential bid. This came in the aftermath when news broke that Joe Biden team raised $25,000,000 for his reelection.
Yet it seems unimaginable for anyone who can raise this mass amounts of money but having to sell Bibles an tennis shoes that could take years to…
He is fleecing the RNC and they don't seem to care.