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RNC moves portion of its spring donor retreat to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club

March 8, 2021 at 6:18 p.m. EST
Former president Donald Trump has been living at his Mar-a-Lago club since leaving the White House. (Marco Bello/Reuters)

The Republican National Committee is moving part of its spring donor retreat next month to Mar-a-Lago from a nearby hotel for a dinner speech that will be headlined by former president Donald Trump, according to Republicans involved in the planning of the event.

The move, which highlights the former president’s continued grip over the GOP, comes amid a spat over the use by RNC and other Republican organizations of Trump’s likeness and image in fundraising, as well as anxiety about how Trump plans to use his influence in the 2022 midterms.