Some of the biggest pro-Trump donors of 2024 are lining up for administration jobs
A handful of megadonors helped to power Donald Trump's presidential campaign to victory earlier this month.
A handful of megadonors helped to power Donald Trump's presidential campaign to victory earlier this month. Now, some of them are under consideration for major positions as he shapes his next administration.
For decades, top donors to winning presidential campaigns have been in the mix for top administrative slots, ranging from plum ambassador gigs in tropical locales to Cabinet positions directly shaping White House policies.
And now, as Trump continues to fill out the upper echelons of his transition and administration, some key donors appear to be in the fray.
Linda McMahon, the former professional wrestling executive who led Trump's Small Business Administration in his first term and has served in a leadership capacity at a variety of pro-Trump outside groups groups, is helping to lead his transition. She donated more than $21 million to help Trump's campaign this election cycle —more than $20 million to the Make America Great Again Inc. super PAC and another $937,800 to his campaign and affiliated joint fundraising committees.
(These figures are current as of Oct. 16, the period covered by the most recent federal campaign filings cover. New documents due to be filed in December will show the full picture of donations through Election Day.)
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