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President Donald Trump has officially opened his campaign wallet for the midterms.
\n\nTrump's MAGA Inc. has donated $10 million to the campaign of Texas Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton, according to an Federal Election Commission filing made public on Saturday, Sept. 5.
\n\nRepublicans concerned about the upcoming midterm elections have been anxiously awaiting outlays of funding from the super PAC, which had $403 million in the bank at the end of July, according to the latest disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission.
\n\nAccording to the filing, MAGA Inc. dispersed $5 million for TV and digital advertising in support of Paxton and $5 million for ads opposing James Talarico, who's running against Paxton to replace Sen. John Cornyn. The Cook Political Report and Fox News recently deemed the seat – long held by Republicans – a toss-up.
\n\nTrump said he planned to spend as much as $500 million to help Republican candidates for the U.S. House and Senate ahead of the Nov. 3 election. "We’re going to spend a lot of money because we don’t want to lose our country," Trump said in the Oval Office on Friday, Sept. 4.
\n\nTrump said he has about $1 billion…
Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/
