The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute called for President Trump
Donald John Trump, Justice Department, says 18 people face federal charges after Portland’s protests against the U.S. He takes over the former Chinese consulate in Houston. Defense Overnight: Republican Senator Aims to Rename Confederate Base | Trump approves sale of more larger armed drones MOREThe reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) will stop using the name and image of former President Reagan to raise funds last week.
The request came after the Trump campaign sent out a fundraising email on July 19 saying that, for a donation of $ 45 and more, a supporter of the president would receive a “limited edition” set with two gold colored coins with images of Trump and Reagan.
The sender of the message was listed as “Donald J. Trump” and the subject read “Ronald Reagan and Yours Truly”. The set also included a 1987 image of Reagan and Trump shaking hands at the White House.
The email text read “I just saw our new Trump-Reagan and WOW Commemorative Coin Sets, these coins are beautiful, I took a look and immediately knew I wanted YOU to have a set. These are not ordinary coins. They symbolize a moment. Important in our nation. This year, in addition to being reelected as YOUR President, it also marks the 40th anniversary of our nation’s 40th President, Ronald Reagan. “
Proceeds from the sales of the coins went to the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, which supports the RNC and the Trump campaign.
Reagan Foundation Marketing Director Melissa Giller confirmed in a statement to The Hill that the foundation contacted the RNC last week after learning of the coin.
“We own the image of President Reagan and they used his image for the currency without our consent. We called the RNC and asked them to stop using Pres Reagan on the currency and they agreed,” Giller said.
Reagan Foundation marketing director Melissa Giller told the Post that the RNC agreed “in seconds” to stop using the former president to raise funds for Trump’s reelection bid.
In the 1990s, Reagan and his wife, Nancy Reagan, granted the foundation rights to their names, images, and similarities.
The foundation is still investigating how many of the coin games were sold and how many people received the email, in addition to considering involving attorneys, according to the Post.
The coins still appear to be available for sale as of Saturday afternoon.
RNC Communications Director Michael Ahrens told The Hill that “President Reagan was a proud Republican and a supporter of a party that has continued its fight for conservative principles of economic opportunity and limited government.”
“His image is used by thousands of Republicans every year who gather across the country for ‘Reagan Dinners,’ and his library regularly hosts debates for our presidential candidates,” he said.
“Since the Reagan Foundation recently hosted the Trump family to raise money for their organization and has not objected to our using the image of President Reagan before, their objection was a surprise. Although we believe that our use of the image was appropriate, We will stop e-mailing this fundraising request as a courtesy, ”continued Ahrens.
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