Is anyone looking forward to the U.S. presidential election in November? Anyone, that is, apart from Donald Trump, who has emerged from relative seclusion at Mar-a-Lago to, alternatively, appear in court and campaign. Often, he seems to be doing both at once. Our latest Instaread checks in.
A New Form of Fundraising?
Trump’s latest campaign has largely benefitted from his legal problems, collecting millions of dollars in donations and selling merchandise after his first indictment in 2023. We can expect these unconventional efforts to intensify as November grows closer. From the perspective of some elite Republican Party members, the problem is that Trump is furthering his own career while destroying the GOP’s credibility.
