Trump has approved funneling millions from his personal PAC to vulnerable House and Senate Republicans, with one figure of $30 million floated as a first installment, according to people familiar with the plans described to CNN.
GOP officials privately worry that the Iran war and high gas prices are souring midterm turnout, and some advisers say Trump has waited too long to engage directly, having only now agreed to weekly rally travel.
Republicans are banking almost entirely on turning out Trump's core base rather than winning over independents, whose support has cratered along with his approval ratings.
A White House spokeswoman responded with a statement crediting Trump for the most secure border in history and the lowest murder rate since 1900, without addressing the funding or turnout concerns directly.
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