America First Policies

America First Policies is a non-profit organization created in January 2017 to promote the policy agenda of the Donald Trump presidential campaign.[1][2][3][4] On March 30, 2017 Katie Walsh, the former deputy chief of staff at the White House, left her position at the White House to join America First Policies. [5]

Formation

Trump donor Rebekah Mercer reportedly conflicted with Brad Parscale about the direction of the organization:

Rebekah wanted CA to be the data engine, which would essentially give her control of the group. And if the venture were successful, she would have an influence over the GOP that no donor had ever pulled off. Theoretically, if the president did something she didn’t like, she could marshal his own supporters against him, since it would be her database and her money.
— Vicky Ward[6]

The organization was "founded by a group of Mr. Trump’s loyalists — many of them with deep connections to Mr. Pence, including Nick Ayers, a Republican consultant who is regarded as the vice president’s top political adviser". [7]

Targeted campaigns

On June 23, 2017, Republican Senator Dean Heller was targeted over his opposition to the Obamacare repeal bill. Heller is considered vulnerable in the 2018 election.[8]

References

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