Rebuilding America Now
 | Parts of this article (those related to article) need to be updated. The reason given is: It's been 10 years since this organization was first active and the total amount it raised during that election was only just added. One might imagine a great deal more had happened since then. (July 2026) |
| Legal status | Active |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Elect Donald Trump as President |
Rebuilding America Now is a political action committee (PAC) created to support Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. A so-called Super PAC, Rebuilding America Now is permitted to raise and spend unlimited amounts of corporate, union, and individual campaign contributions under the terms of the Citizens United Supreme Court decision.
Rebuilding America Now was founded in June 2016 by Paul John Manafort, Jr. and Tom Barrack, a real-estate investor and long-time friend of Trump. Manafort tapped Laurance "Laury" Gay, godfather to one of Manafort's daughters, and Ken McKay for senior roles with the Super PAC upon its founding.[1][2][3] Though Rebuilding America Now is one of several Super PACs founded to support Trump's bid for the presidency,[3] it has been described as the "primary" Super PAC supporting Trump by the New York Times.[4] Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort have both endorsed the Super PAC.[5] Trump himself had previously denigrated the use of Super PACs, but later agreed to headline fundraising events for Rebuilding America Now.[6]
The committee's treasury was first managed by Colorado lawyer and former state GOP chair Ryan Call, who was later accused of and disbarred for embezzling approximately $280,000 dollars over his tenure at the organization, which lasted from 2016−19.[7][8] Call was also accused of and later found to have failed to report a $1 million donation by Los Angeles real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer for more than two years after it had been made.[9] Palmer had emerged as the first publicly-disclosed big donor to the group, ultimately donating $4 million to the organization, which raised approximately $23 million in total from June to November 2016.[9][10]
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[edit]- ↑ Schleifer, Theodore (2 June 2016). "First on CNN: Trump ally forms super PAC with $32M in commitments". CNN. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- 1 2 Ballhaus, Rebecca (7 June 2016). "Who's Who: Meet the Super PACs Backing Donald Trump". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Burns, Alexander; Haberman, Maggie (30 July 2016). "Electoral Map Gives Donald Trump Few Places to Go". New York Times. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Isenstadt, Alex; Vogel, Kenneth (20 July 2016). "Trump blesses major super PAC effort". Politico. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Gold, Matea (21 July 2016). "Trump reverses his opposition to super PACs and is now willing to headline events for a big-money group". Washington Post. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Salzman, Jason (2024-07-25). "CO Republicans Are About To Oust Their Leader — Again". Colorado Times Recorder.
- ↑ Luning, Ernest (2021-06-17). "Former state GOP chairman Ryan Call accused of embezzling $280,000 from pro-Trump PAC". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
- 1 2 Woodruff, Chase (2021-06-16). "Former Colorado GOP chair accused of stealing $280K from pro-Trump super PAC". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ Mider, Zachary (16 July 2016). "Trump Lures New Big-Money Donors as Old Guard Retreats". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 August 2016.