Rebuilding America Now
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| Legal status | Active |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Elect Donald Trump as President |
Rebuilding America Now is a
Rebuilding America Now was founded in June 2016 by Paul John Manafort, Jr. and Tom Barrack, a real-estate investor and long-time friend of Trump. Manafort tapped Laurance "Laury" Gay, godfather to one of Manafort's daughters, and Ken McKay for senior roles with the Super PAC upon its founding.[1][2][3] Though Rebuilding America Now is one of several Super PACs founded to support Trump's bid for the presidency,[3] it has been described as the "primary" Super PAC supporting Trump by the New York Times.[4] Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort have both endorsed the Super PAC.[5] Trump himself had previously denigrated the use of Super PACs, but later agreed to headline fundraising events for Rebuilding America Now.[6]
Los Angeles real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer emerged as the first publicly-disclosed big donor to the group, having donated $2 million to the organization.[7]
See also
References
- ^ Schleifer, Theodore (2 June 2016). "First on CNN: Trump ally forms super PAC with $32M in commitments". CNN. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b Ballhaus, Rebecca (7 June 2016). "Who's Who: Meet the Super PACs Backing Donald Trump". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Burns, Alexander; Haberman, Maggie (30 July 2016). "Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Isenstadt, Alex; Vogel, Kenneth (20 July 2016). "Trump blesses major super PAC effort". Politico. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Gold, Matea (21 July 2016). "Trump reverses his opposition to super PACs and is now willing to headline events for a big-money group". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ Mider, Zachary (16 July 2016). "Trump Lures New Big-Money Donors as Old Guard Retreats". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 August 2016.