.MaddowBlog: The problem is not just that fmr. President Trump's super PAC has a funny new name, it's also the fact that Trump needs a new super PAC at all.
On the surface, Donald Trump appears to already have a successful political operation in place. The former president has raised outlandish sums of money since his defeat last fall, and common sense suggests the Republican and his team would keep the machine churning, as is, so long as the cash keeps rolling in.alerted to the creation"Make America Great Again, Again! announced the formation of the ONLY Trump approved Super PAC, replacing Make America Great Again Action.
Not surprisingly, the name of the outfit sparked plenty of derision."MAGA Again!" — the exclamation point was included several times in yesterday's press statement — has a certain child-like quality, but it's difficult to take seriously. Indeed, it was several years ago when Trump's retrospective phrase became a signature acronym for the Republican and his followers. It was, obviously, pronounced"maga." Presumably, as the former president eyes yet another national candidacy, the new acronym will sound a bit more ridiculous, with an extended and exaggerated"ahh" at the end.
But while the name generates mockery, the new announcement sparked a related question: Why would Trump's political operation need a new super PAC at all? The New York TimesAllies of former President Donald J. Trump formed a new super PAC days after Corey Lewandowski, Mr. Trump's former campaign manager and the leader of one of the largest pro-Trump super PACs, was accused of sexual misconduct. The move, an attempt to isolate Mr. Lewandowski and deny him a role in Mr.
According to the Times' reporting, after Lewandowski was accused of sexual misconduct, Trump's team announced that Lewandowski, the original campaign manager of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, would no longer oversee the Make America Great Again Action super PAC.
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