Campaign money to Trump businesses tops $1 million
The Trump International Hotel in Washington. (Photo: Alex Brandon  AP)
WASHINGTON â During  President Trumpâs  first year in office   he  and other Republicans spent nearly $1.1 million of donorsâ money with Trump-aligned businesses  a USA TODAY analysis of recently filed campaign-finance reports shows.
 Trump   who began raising funds for  his  re-election on the day  he  was sworn in  led the way.  His  campaign spent more than $688 000 at  Trump  properties. The largest amount: more than $476 000 to Trump Tower in New York for rent expenses.  The presidentâs  2020 campaign headquarters are housed at  his  midtown Manhattan skyscraper.
 Trumpâs Washington  hotel  which opened during the height of the 2016 campaign  took in $351 000 last year with more than 60% of that coming from the Republican National Committee to host events at the property not far from the White House.
The politician not named Trump who spent the most at  Trump  properties in 2017: Rep. Bill Shuster  R-Pa.  whose campaign committee spent nearly $29 000 at the  Trump  hotel in Washington to host events. Shuster  the chairman of the House Transportation Committee  announced last month that he âs  retiring at year âs  end.
When he took office   Trump  formally resigned his positions with hundreds of companies in his far-flung real estate and branding empire and handed over management to his adult sons and a veteran Trump Organization executive. But he broke with presidential tradition by refusing to relinquish ownership of his companies. As a result  spending at  Trump  properties still can benefit the presidentâs bottom line.
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The analysis examined properties owned by  Trump  and those with which  his  company has financial arrangements  such as  Trump  Soho  the downtown New York hotel-condo that  Trump 's company managed until the end of 2017. ( Its  owner  CIM Group  recently renamed the property The Dominick.)
 The 2017 political spending at Trumpâs businesses  is just a fraction of the more than $10 million  Trumpâs  campaign pumped into his businesses in 2016 as he campaigned for the presidency and relied on his properties for campaign space and his own airline for travel.
But  the spending  will only grow this year. Just last week   Trump  addressed a crowd of Republican National Committee members over dinner in Washington. The venue: The Trump International Hotel.
[TGT] . (Photo: Alex Brandon  AP)
WASHINGTON â During  President Trumpâs  first year in office   he  and other Republicans spent nearly $1.1 million of donorsâ money with Trump-aligned businesses  a USA TODAY analysis of recently filed campaign-finance reports shows.
  [TGT] who began raising funds for   [TGT]   re-election on the day   [TGT]   was sworn in  led the way.   [TGT]   campaign spent more than $688 000 at   [TGT] properties. The largest amount: more than $476 000 to Trump Tower in New York for rent expenses.  The presidentâs  2020 campaign headquarters are housed at  his  midtown Manhattan skyscraper.
 Trumpâs Washington  hotel  which opened during the height of the 2016 campaign  took in $351 000 last year with more than 60% of that coming from the Republican National Committee to host events at the property not far from the White House.
The politician not named Trump who spent the most at   [TGT] properties in 2017: Rep. Bill Shuster  R-Pa.  whose campaign committee spent nearly $29 000 at the   [TGT] hotel in Washington to host events. Shuster  the chairman of the House Transportation Committee  announced last month that he âs  retiring at year âs  end.
When he took office    [TGT] formally resigned his positions with hundreds of companies in his far-flung real estate and branding empire and handed over management to his adult sons and a veteran Trump Organization executive. But he broke with presidential tradition by refusing to relinquish ownership of his companies. As a result  spending at   [TGT] properties still can benefit the presidentâs bottom line.
More:   [TGT] sold $35M in real estate in 2017  mostly to secretive buyers
More:   [TGT] gets millions from golf members. CEOs and lobbyists get access to president
More:   [TGT] nominates some club members to plum government jobs
The analysis examined properties owned by   [TGT] and those with which   [TGT]   company has financial arrangements  such as   [TGT] Soho  the downtown New York hotel-condo that   [TGT]  managed until the end of 2017. (  [TGT]   owner  CIM Group  recently renamed the property The Dominick.)
 The 2017 political spending at Trumpâs businesses  is just a fraction of the more than $10 million  Trumpâs  campaign pumped into his businesses in 2016 as he campaigned for the presidency and relied on his properties for campaign space and his own airline for travel.
But  the spending  will only grow this year. Just last week    [TGT] addressed a crowd of Republican National Committee members over dinner in Washington. The venue: The Trump International Hotel.