{"id":2654183,"date":"2026-09-03T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-says-he-hopes-maga-inc-spends-every-single-penny-of-war-chest\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T15:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T19:16:24","slug":"comer-says-he-hopes-maga-inc-spends-every-single-penny-of-war-chest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/comer-says-he-hopes-maga-inc-spends-every-single-penny-of-war-chest\/","title":{"rendered":"Comer says he hopes MAGA Inc. spends \u2018every single penny\u2019 of war chest"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fcomer-says-he-hopes-maga-inc-spends-every-single-penny-of-war-chest%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=2654183&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>Rep. James Comer (R-KY) urged President Donald Trump to utilize the hundreds of millions of dollars stored in MAGA Inc.&#8217;s war chest for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-not-seeking-3rd-term-in-2022-is-probably-my-preference\/\" title=\"Johnson: Not seeking 3rd term in 2022 is probably my preference\">upcoming midterm elections<\/a>, expressing hope that the funds will be used &#8220;for good.&#8221; Comer highlighted that many House members are counting on this money,noting that donor contributions to MAGA Inc. have surged as small donors shift their support there.Trump has praised the size of his super PAC&#8217;s funds, initially indicating plans to spend around $400 million to aid Republicans and emphasizing his control over how the money is spent. However, he has not yet <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >announced specific spending plans ahead<\/a> of the fall election season. Meanwhile, concerns are growing among GOP officials that the funds may be spent too late or not at all. Notably, Elon Musk&#8217;s America PAC has also entered the midterm race, investing over $800,000 in various campaigns, signaling increased financial activity in political races leading up to the 2024 and 2026 elections.  <\/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\">Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-comer\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1931\">James Comer<\/a> (R-KY) asked President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars his super PAC MAGA Inc. has stored in its war chest, saying he hopes the president taps into the reserves \u201cfor good use\u201d during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can verify that a lot of members of the House are hoping that money is put to good use,\u201d Comer told NewsNation\u2019s <em>Morning in America<\/em> on Thursday. \u201cWe\u2019re going to need every penny of it. That\u2019s a large amount of money. A lot of our donors have donated to that. A lot of the individual members\u2019 online donations are down because more of the small-dollar donors have gravitated towards that MAGA Inc.\u201d<\/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\/4712090\/comer-maga-inc-war-chest-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Comer says he hopes MAGA Inc. spends \u2018every single penny\u2019 of war chest in midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4712197\/abdul-el-sayed-stephen-a-smith-hasan-piker-followers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>El Sayed tells Stephen A. Smith that he\u2019s \u2018thinking about the 3 million people who listen\u2019 to Hasan Piker<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4711952\/dan-sullivan-launches-website-mary-peltola-lies\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dan Sullivan launches website aimed at highlighting Mary Peltola\u2019s \u2018lies\u2019 about his character<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has touted the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/southern-poverty-law-center-maintains-160-million-in-offshore-accounts\/\" title=\"Southern Poverty Law Center Maintains 0 Million in Offshore Accounts\">massive war chest<\/a> his MAGA Inc. super PAC had stored up by early August. He <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4679239\/trump-midterm-election-war-chest-800-million\/\">said at the time<\/a> that he was \u201cof course\u201d going to spend the $400 million to \u201chelp Republicans,\u201d but he did not limit his spending target to only the midterm elections. As Republicans have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4708146\/gop-anxiety-trump-midterm-money-too-late\/\">grown increasingly worried<\/a> about when Trump will spend the cash, Comer jumped into the conversation.<\/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\">\u201cWe\u2019re calling on President Trump to spend every single penny of that because this is a historical election,\u201d Comer told the outlet. \u201cThis is going to determine a lot about what direction our country goes in and a lot about how successful President Trump\u2019s second term will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, when asked whether the $400 million was going to the midterm elections, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/white-house\/trump-on-johnson-jeffries-thune\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/punchbowl.news\/article\/white-house\/trump-on-johnson-jeffries-thune\/\">told <em>Punchbowl News<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>last month that he can spend the money how he wants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though the president has issued many GOP endorsements and been on the campaign trail in crucial states this year, he has yet to make any official announcements where he will be investing the money ahead of the unofficial Labor Day start to the fall general election season.<\/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\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4708146\/gop-anxiety-trump-midterm-money-too-late\/\">GOP ANXIETY GROWS THAT TRUMP MIDTERM MONEY WILL BE SPENT TOO LATE \u2014 OR NOT AT ALL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s biggest individual bankroller of the 2024 presidential election, however, has entered the 2026 midterm campaign fray. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1412\">Elon Musk<\/a>, who was briefly the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4606254\/spacex-ipo-elon-musk-trillionaire\/\">world\u2019s first trillionaire<\/a> when his company SpaceX debuted on the public stock market, has spent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4711280\/elon-musk-america-pac-2026-midterm-elections-spending\/\">over $800,000<\/a> through his America PAC on multiple congressional races in this year\u2019s midterm elections so far.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk\u2019s America PAC has invested in several campaigns, including those of Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-kean-jr\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11036\">Thomas Kean Jr.<\/a> (R-NJ), Republican Texas Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, Michigan\u2019s Republican Senate candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-rogers\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1022\">Mike Rogers<\/a>, Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), and the Iowa GOP Senate candidate, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ashley-hinson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"17670\">Ashley Hinson<\/a> (R-IA).<\/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<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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