Establishment Hacks EVERYWHERE: Reagan Foundation Tells Trump Fundraising Committee to Stop Using Ex-President’s Image

The Trump Make America Great Again Committee, which raises money for the president’s re-election and the Republican National Committee, was ordered by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute to stop using the former president’s likeness for fundraising.

“We heard last week that the RNC was selling a commemorative Reagan/Trump coin,” Reagan Foundation chief marketing officer Melissa Giller told Newsweek in a Sunday email. “The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute owns the name, image, and likeness of President Reagan and they used his image for the coin without our consent. We called the RNC and asked them to cease and desist the use of President Reagan on the coin and they agreed.”

Giller first confirmed the news to The Washington Post, pointing out that the demand “was simply handled with a phone call mid-last week to the RNC, and they agreed to stop.” Although the campaign agreed quickly to end the campaign, Giller told The Post that the foundation was still looking into the incident and may get lawyers involved moving forward. . .

Michael Ahrens, RNC communications director, expressed surprise at the Reagan Foundation’s demand in a statement emailed to Newsweek. (Read more from “Reagan Foundation Tell Trump Fundraising Committee to Stop Using Former President’s Likeness for Fundraising” HERE)

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