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Trump Raised More Money Than Clinton in the Final Stretch Trump Is Expected to Fill Interior Secretary Spot
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■ President-elect Donald J. Trump raised more money than Hillary Clinton in the last stretch of the campaign. ■ President-elect Donald J. Trump could name Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers as his choice for interior secretary among his announcements on Friday.
■ Check the Trump Tower visitor logs on Friday for this name: House Speaker Paul D. Ryan.
■ Mr. Trump raised more money than Hillary Clinton in the last stretch of the campaign.
■ One of his campaign’s biggest donors, Linda McMahon, has been tapped to head the Small Business Administration.■ One of his campaign’s biggest donors, Linda McMahon, has been tapped to head the Small Business Administration.
■ Mr. Trump is looking at a long holiday trip to Mar-a-Lago. Ms. McMorris Rodgers, the highest ranking woman in the House Republican leadership, is expected to be announced as Mr. Trump’s secretary of the interior as early as Friday, two people close to the transition efforts said. Ms. McMorris Rodgers comes from Washington, a state with large federal land reserves, and she also had been critical of Mr. Trump at various points during the presidential campaign.
In the last part of his winning run, Mr. Trump’s campaign amassed more money than Hillary Clinton’s, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission late Thursday. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign took in $70 million between Oct. 20 and Nov. 28, compared with $86 million for the Trump campaign, of which $10 million came from his own pocket. Aides to Mr. Trump did not respond to requests for comment.
Mr. Ryan, who has said he speaks to Mr. Trump almost daily, will visit Trump Tower on Friday, a spokesman for the speaker confirmed. Mr. Ryan and Mr. Trump have improved their relationship since the presidential campaign ended.
In the last part of his winning run, Mr. Trump’s campaign amassed more money than Hillary Clinton’s, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission late Thursday. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign took in $70 million from Oct. 20 to Nov. 28, compared with $86 million for the Trump campaign, of which $10 million came from his own pocket.
In terms of spending, Mrs. Clinton relied on the war chest she had built up during the course of the campaign to spend almost $131 million, compared with $94 million spent by Mr. Trump. Mrs. Clinton closed the period with under a million dollars in the bank, much less than the $7 million remaining for the Trump campaign.In terms of spending, Mrs. Clinton relied on the war chest she had built up during the course of the campaign to spend almost $131 million, compared with $94 million spent by Mr. Trump. Mrs. Clinton closed the period with under a million dollars in the bank, much less than the $7 million remaining for the Trump campaign.
Ms. McMahon, a wrestling impresario, put $1 million into Future45, a pro-Trump “super PAC,” in the final stages of the presidential campaign, taking her total contribution to the organization to $7 million. Ms. McMahon, a pro wrestling impresario, put $1 million into Future45, a pro-Trump “super PAC,” in the final stages of the presidential campaign, taking her total contribution to the organization to $7 million.
This week, she was tapped to head the Small Business Administration. This week, Ms. McMahon — who lost twice in recent years as a Republican candidate for the United States Senate — was chosen by Mr. Trump to head the Small Business Administration.
Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire who took down Gawker, gave $1 million to Make America Number 1, an anti-Clinton “super PAC” run by the Mercer family, hedge fund billionaires. He has not been named to a position by the transition team, but he has been mentioned as a possible for the Supreme Court. Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire who took down Gawker, gave $1 million to Make America Number 1, an anti-Clinton “super PAC” run by the Mercer family, hedge fund billionaires. He has not been named to a position by the transition team, but he has been mentioned as a possibility for the Supreme Court.
The president-elect’s transition work continues to hum at Trump Tower, with most personnel decisions being made from New York, while the landing teams put together in the weeks before his campaign victory work hundreds of miles away in Washington. Mr. Trump has resisted efforts by his chief of staff, Reince Priebus, to move the transition work to Washington, given how many people are traveling north every week.The president-elect’s transition work continues to hum at Trump Tower, with most personnel decisions being made from New York, while the landing teams put together in the weeks before his campaign victory work hundreds of miles away in Washington. Mr. Trump has resisted efforts by his chief of staff, Reince Priebus, to move the transition work to Washington, given how many people are traveling north every week.
At the same time, Mr. Trump’s aides are discussing the possibility of the president-elect taking an extensive trip to Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Palm Beach, Fla., before Christmas and lasting well into the New Year. At the same time, Mr. Trump’s aides are discussing the possibility of the president-elect taking an extensive trip to Mar-a-Lago, his resort in Palm Beach, Fla., before Christmas and lasting well into the new year.