{"id":2647804,"date":"2026-08-21T12:11:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vindman-promises-to-donate-his-war-chest-to-florida-democrats-after-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T12:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:12:32","slug":"vindman-promises-to-donate-his-war-chest-to-florida-democrats-after-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vindman-promises-to-donate-his-war-chest-to-florida-democrats-after-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Vindman promises to donate his war chest to Florida Democrats after loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvindman-promises-to-donate-his-war-chest-to-florida-democrats-after-loss%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2647804&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>alexander Vindman, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and former National Security Council director, lost the Democratic primary in Florida to socialist state Rep. Angie Nixon by over 12 percentage points. Despite his fundraising of over $16 million and a high national profile due to his role in the first Trump impeachment,Vindman was defeated. He has pledged to donate remaining campaign funds, including $400,000 already contributed to the Florida Democratic Party, to support Democrats across Florida to help counter Donald Trump\u2019s influence. Vindman was known for whistleblowing during Trump\u2019s 2019 Ukraine call and became a prominent figure during the impeachment proceedings, leading to ridicule from Trump, who mocked his loss and accused him of treason. The Florida Senate race is not expected to be competitive, with Republican Sen. ashley Moody holding a strong lead.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retired Army Lt. Col. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexander-vindman\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4350\">Alexander Vindman<\/a>, who lost Tuesday\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1964\">Democratic<\/a> Senate primary in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/florida\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"159\">Florida<\/a>, pledged to donate money remaining from his campaign to help elect Sunshine State Democrats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vindman, a former director of European affairs for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-security-council\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1767\">National Security Council<\/a>, lost in an upset to socialist state Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4695608\/bernie-sanders-endorses-angie-nixon-florida-senate\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4695608\">Angie Nixon<\/a>, who won the primary by more than 12 percentage points.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4696087\/vindman-promises-donate-war-chest-florida-democrats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vindman promises to donate his war chest to Florida Democrats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4696019\/dsa-backed-angie-nixon-distances-self-socialist-label-florida-senate-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Angie Nixon tries to shirk off \u2018socialist\u2019 label despite DSA backing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4695952\/ed-markey-save-america-act-trump-stealing-midterm-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ed Markey says SAVE America Act is about Trump \u2018stealing\u2019 midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement on Friday, Vindman said his campaign had already contributed $400,000 to the Florida Democratic Party and would make additional donations in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYour support is going where you intended: to help elect Democrats everywhere and to put a check on Donald Trump\u2019s power,\u201d Vindman <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AVindman\/status\/2090581436415828352?s=20\">said<\/a>, adding that his campaign received nearly 500,000 individual donations.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here in Florida, we have a governor\u2019s race, and House races we need to win to take back the chamber, and of course the Senate race.<\/p>\n<p>So, my campaign has made a $400,000 contribution to the Florida Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>And that is just the beginning. Over the course of the next few\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Alex Vindman \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@AVindman) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AVindman\/status\/2090581436415828352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vindman entered the primary as the heavy fundraising favorite, bringing in more than $16 million compared with Nixon\u2019s less than $1 million. His national profile, bolstered by his role in the first Trump impeachment, also helped make him the race\u2019s early front-runner. But Nixon ultimately pulled off the upset, defeating Vindman despite his overwhelming fundraising advantage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Florida Senate race is not expected to be competitive in November, with Republicans maintaining a strong grip on the state. Recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4691627\/florida-senate-alex-vindman-angie-nixon\/\">polling<\/a> has shown Republican Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL), the former Florida attorney general appointed to the Senate after Marco Rubio became secretary of state, with a substantial lead over Nixon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vindman became a prominent figure during Trump\u2019s first impeachment trial in 2019 after he blew the whistle on the president\u2019s 2019 phone call with Ukrainian President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"891\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a>, which became central to the House\u2019s impeachment proceedings on allegations of abuse of power and obstruction of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"31\">Congress<\/a>. Trump was later acquitted by the Senate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4692410\/trump-ridicules-sleazebag-vindman-election-loss-radical-left-lunatic\/\">TRUMP RIDICULES \u2018SLEAZEBAG VINDMAN\u2019 FOR LOSS TO \u2018RADICAL LEFT LUNATIC\u2019 IN FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC SENATE PRIMARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump took aim at Vindman after the primary, mocking his loss to Nixon and accusing him of treason due to his role in the impeachment trial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe most gratifying loss last night was that of a real treasonous creep, Alexander Vindman, to a Radical Left Lunatic, who can\u2019t speak or think properly, and who will go down to certain defeat at the hands of Ashley Moody, a truly Fantastic Senator, from the Great State Florida,\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/117122655030789696\">posted<\/a> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vindman to donate campaign funds after Florida primary loss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2647805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19323522629837.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36315,32837,38414,5894,17864],"class_list":["post-2647804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign-donation","tag-election-loss","tag-florida-democrats","tag-politics","tag-vindman"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP19323522629837.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647804"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647808,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647804\/revisions\/2647808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}