Trump Has Already Spent $500,000 In Re-election Funds On His Own Businesses

Donald Trump’s re-election fundraising is already going gangbusters, and so is the income his own businesses are reaping from the contributions. The president’s 2020campaign has already spent close to $500,000 on Trump’s businesses, from golf resorts to Trump Tower rent, according to new campaign finance filings. The spending is similar to the pattern in Trump’s first presidential campaign when a significant chunk of contributions went to his own companies. In the single month of May las...