President Donald Trump is reported to have amassed a significant amount of campaign funds, with Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings indicating a $400 million war chest ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. This sum is tied to a nonprofit organization called Securing American Greatness, which is closely associated with Trump’s super PAC, MAGA Inc. The organization recently launched its first nationwide ad, which focuses on Trump himself rather than on local candidates running for Congress. While the money has not yet been distributed to individual candidates, Trump has stated he intends to use it to support Republican candidates he personally endorses. In a recent appearance before boarding Air Force One to travel to South Carolina, Trump claimed he had raised approximately $850 million in donations, though the exact figure remains undisclosed. He emphasized that he would be using a portion of that money—along with his own—to support candidates he believes in. “I'll be spending a lot of that money for — and my own money — but I'll be spending a lot of that money for candidates that I think are good, Republican candidates,” Trump said. His strategy seems to rely on mobilizing his base by encouraging them to vote as if he were on the ballot himself, despite not being a candidate in the midterms. The most notable financial contribution from MAGA Inc. so far has been a $827,000 donation to the campaign of South Carolina Senator Darline Graham. Prior to Graham’s Senate race, the super PAC had spent only about $18,000 in 2026 on midterm races. In the previous year, MAGA Inc. spent approximately $1.7 million, and by the end of the second quarter of 2024, it had raised $401 million. When asked about his plans for the midterms, Trump stated he is prepared to spend “whatever amount of money necessary to try and help us.” The focus on Trump will continue next week when Republicans gather in Dallas for a presidential-style midterm convention at a sports arena. The event will feature numerous speeches and even a balloon drop, aiming to highlight the party's emerging leaders. However, some Republican candidates running in competitive congressional races have chosen not to attend. Florida Representative Maria Salazar, for example, said she needed to be campaigning in her district rather than in Washington or Dallas. Vice President JD Vance, however, expressed confidence that the decision to campaign locally was not a concern, emphasizing the importance of reaching out to voters directly.