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Headline Roundup March 10th, 2021

Trump Calls on Republicans to Donate to Him And Not to "RINOs"

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Former President Donald Trump is asking Republicans to donate to his leadership political action committee, Save America, and to not make donations to moderate "RINOs" (Republicans in Name Only) who have often been critics of Trump. While Trump has promised not to start a third political party, and has voiced support for the Republican National Committee (RNC), he does not support "RINOs" using his image, feeling that they "do not have the GOP's best interests in mind". Some voices across the spectrum framed this as a power grab; others focused on the possible splitting of GOP resources.

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Trump makes cash grab in bid to dominate GOP
Trump makes cash grab in bid to dominate GOP

Politico

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Donald Trump is tightening his grip on the Republican Party in the most painful way possible — he’s threatening to starve the GOP of funding.

Just in the past few weeks, Trump declared at the Conservative Political Action Conference that the “only” way to give to Trump-aligned candidates was through Save America, his leadership political action committee, circumventing the party campaign arms devoted to electing Republicans. He has criticized the party for how it spends donor money, and his attorneys have sent cease-and-desist letters to GOP committees demanding they stop...

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'No More Money For RINOs': How Trump's Fight With The GOP Is All About Control
'No More Money For RINOs': How Trump's Fight With The GOP Is All About Control

NPR (Online News)

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The latest Trump-versus-The-Establishment skirmish is over one of the things couples fight about most.

Money.

"No more money for RINOS," former President Donald Trump said in a statement Monday night, using the acronym for "Republicans In Name Only," which is what conservatives call Republicans they deem not sufficiently conservative. "They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base—they will never lead us to Greatness. Send your donation to Save America PAC at DonaldJTrump.com. We will bring it all back stronger than ever before!"

Trump's appeal follows...

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Trump Call to Funnel GOP Donations into PAC Threatens to Split Party's Resources
Trump Call to Funnel GOP Donations into PAC Threatens to Split Party's Resources

Newsmax (News)

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Former President Donald Trump’s call for supporters to donate all their contributions to his new political action group could divide the Republican Party’s funds in the 2022 midterm elections, according to the Washington Examiner.

In a statement on Monday, Trump said, “no more money for RINOs,” or Republicans in Name Only, in a call for supporters to funnel all their planned donations to GOP candidates into his PAC.

“They do nothing but hurt the Republican Party and our great voting base — they will never lead us to Greatness,” Trump...

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