In the 10 months since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the Republican National Committee has spent at least $796,513 at Trump’s hotels and country clubs, while MAGA Inc., Trump’s super PAC, has spent approximately $60,733, according to a HuffPost analysis of Federal Election Commission data.
The combined $857,246 represents a significant portion of the $1.1 million that Republican candidates and committees have spent at Trump properties this year. In total, 73 different GOP candidates and committees directed money to Trump-owned venues, with expenditures ranging from small amounts to six-figure sums for events.
The largest single transaction came on May 2, when the RNC spent $307,202.49 for an event at Trump’s golf resort in Doral, near Miami’s airport. Two months earlier, on March 5, the committee spent $193,145.70 to hold an event at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s country club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida.
MAGA Inc. spent $20,711.84 on May 30 at Trump’s golf course in Sterling, Virginia. Individual Republican organizations also contributed to the total, with expenditures ranging from modest amounts to over a thousand dollars.
This practice of directing party funds to Trump-owned properties mirrors a strategy Trump employed during his first term in office. His Washington, D.C., hotel received substantial revenue from GOP candidates and committees during his previous presidency. Trump sold that property after losing re-election when business dried up.
Jordan Libowitz, head of communications for the watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, criticized the spending pattern. “When Trump rakes in tens of millions of dollars from crypto deals, it’s easy to miss when he grifts hundreds of thousands of dollars from his political apparatus, but those numbers add up,” he said.
Libowitz added that the money was originally donated with the intention of helping elect candidates and advancing a political agenda. He warned that if there is no limit to which Trump is willing to use the presidency to profit himself, then there is no limit to the ways America could be up for sale.
The spending revelations come as Trump’s approval rating has dropped to approximately 36 percent, according to a Gallup poll conducted November 3-25, 2025. The decline marks the lowest point of his second term and follows three months of relative stability.
Republican approval of Trump has fallen to 84 percent, marking the lowest of his second term. Among independents, his approval stands at 25 percent.
The Gallup poll was conducted as the federal government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history before its eventual resolution on November 12, 2025. The poll also spanned off-year elections that resulted in gains for Democrats.
Trump has openly used his office to promote his business interests in ways unprecedented for modern presidents. He promoted crypto meme coins at a White House dinner honoring large purchasers. His family’s cryptocurrency business has generated substantial revenue from token sales, with much of the money coming from foreign investors.
Trump’s political fundraising operation continues to solicit small-dollar donations from supporters through email and text messages. His Never Surrender “leadership” PAC has raised $28.1 million, funds he can largely use for any purpose, including personal expenses.
The Never Surrender PAC relies heavily on small donors who respond to frequent solicitations. Recent messages have included claims that Trump tried calling donors, promises about ending taxes on Social Security benefits, and requests asking whether supporters love him.
Trump’s political standing faces additional challenges from within his own party. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has questioned whether Trump remains the “America First” president, criticizing his foreign travel and focus on international issues. Trump withdrew his endorsement of Greene on Friday, November 14.
Greene, who has long allied herself with Trump, has positioned herself as a critic of the administration’s policies and as a torchbearer for the “America First” agenda that she believes the president has drifted from. She has expressed concerns about Trump’s focus on international issues over domestic priorities.
Despite these controversies and declining approval ratings, Trump cannot serve another presidential term after his current one ends due to constitutional term limits. However, his fundraising apparatus continues to operate at full capacity, with multiple committees collecting millions from donors while directing hundreds of thousands of dollars to his personal business properties.
