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America First Audit

He said it in public. These are the documents on what happened next. Browse all records.

Why these cases

Trump sold “America First.” This record traces how public money, power, and risk moved toward family businesses, donors, favored firms, and foreign governments: and what workers, ranchers, retirees, patients, veterans, and small investors were left to absorb.

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The Self-Funding Claim and the Campaign Finance Record

Actions
documentedFEC records show the campaign reported both candidate financing and individual contributions.Federal Election CommissionRead record · 1 source
Outcomes
documentedThe campaign shifted into active fundraising during the general-election period while continuing payments to Trump-owned vendors.TIMEFederal Election CommissionRead record · 2 sources
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Promise and assessment
The promise
documentedTrump said he was totally self-funding his campaign so he would not have to take money from donors, special interests or lobbyists.Roll Call FactbaseRead record · 1 source

Promise contradicted

Trump's categorical self-funding statement does not match his campaign's reported individual contributions and joint fundraising. He did provide candidate loans during the primary.

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