Trump political aides, members of the president’s family, and top Republicans have been considering candidates to spearhead America First Action’s 2020 fundraising efforts, but the search has come up empty
President Donald Trump wants to raise $1 billion for his reelection. But his top advisers worry that the super PAC at the center of that effort is hurting, lacking a high-wattage leader who can cajole millionaire and billionaire donors to fork over huge sums.
Many of those seen as good fits for the post are tied up in administration jobs. Woody Johnson, a former New York Jets owner and Jeb Bush 2016 finance chair, is serving as ambassador to the United Kingdom. Senior White House advisers Kellyanne Conway and Johnny DeStefano have been mentioned, though there’s widespread doubt either will end up at the group.Sign Up
The super PAC and its allied nonprofit arm, America First Policies, raised over $75 million during the 2018 midterms — a respectable figure, but short of the $100 million goal it had set for itself. Trump aides say they’re counting on the group to raise between $300 million and $400 million for the 2020 campaign. But that will require a high-profile emissary to conservative givers.
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