MAGA Inc.

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MAGA Inc., the super PAC backing President Trump, raised about $410.5 million in the 2024 cycle and spent more than $456.8 million, with nearly $376.9 million going to ads and other independent expenditures. As of Aug. 31 this cycle it had spent about $32.4 million while sitting on roughly $415.8 million in cash, funded by donors including the Winklevoss twins, Diane Hendricks and Miriam Adelson.

The PAC has also waded into House, Senate and Texas races, and is reportedly helping finance a second super PAC that has already booked more than $125 million in ads. Trump himself said on Sept. 4 he expects the group to spend $400 million to $500 million on the midterms while banking some for 2028.

Trump also announced the PAC will fund ads he calls a “positive promotion” for the country — a sequel to earlier taxpayer-funded ads the White House labeled public service announcements, which drew criticism from Democrats, ethics experts and even some Republicans for blurring the line between governing and campaigning.

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A pile of money this big doesn't need a theme, it just needs a mailing address and a donor list, and this one has both. Calling a campaign ad a public service announcement is the kind of thing that works until somebody reads the invoice. The real trick isn't raising $400 million, it's convincing people the taxpayer version and the super PAC version are somehow different animals.

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