| Founded | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Brooke Rollins |
| Legal status | 501(c)(3) |
| Linda McMahon [1] | |
President and CEO | Brooke Rollins [2] |
Key people |
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| Expenses (2022) | $25 million [3] |
Employees (2022) | 150 [3] |
| Website |
www |
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) [4] think tank that was founded in 2021 to promote former U.S. President Donald Trump's public policy agenda. [5] [6] The organization was founded by Brooke Rollins, who serves as president and CEO and was formerly the acting director of the United States Domestic Policy Council under Trump, and Larry Kudlow, who serves as vice chair and formerly served as the Director of the National Economic Council under Trump. Linda McMahon, who formerly served as Administrator of the Small Business Administration under Trump and then as chairwoman of America First Action, a pro-Trump Super PAC, is the organization's chairperson. [7] Trump's Save America PAC has donated $1 million to the institute. [8] [9]
According to Politico, the group is often described as a "White House in waiting." [3] The group produced a document about its vision, which includes "job creation and low unemployment, expansion of affordable housing, eradicating Covid-19, reducing federal bureaucracy, cracking down on crime and illegal immigration, passing congressional term limits, and ending foreign war and reliance on China." [3] As of 2023, AFPI had 172 employees, including eight former cabinet secretaries from the Trump administration. [3] [10]
References
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- ^ Montgomery, David (10 October 2022). "Analysis | What Will Happen to America if Trump Wins Again? Experts Helped Us Game It Out". Washington Post. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e McGraw, Meridith (July 25, 2022). "Trump returns to D.C. this week. These former advisers are plotting the comeback". POLITICO. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Treene, Alayna (14 July 2022). "Trump to return to D.C. this month for the first time since leaving office". Axios. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Allen, Mike (13 April 2021). "Ex-Trump officials launch nonprofit promoting America First ideology". Axios. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "America First Policy Institute (AFPI)". InfluenceWatch. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Isenstadt, Alex (December 22, 2020). "Senior Trump advisers prepare to launch policy group". POLITICO. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie; Goldman, Adam; Vogel, Kenneth P. (September 8, 2022). "Trump's Post-Election Fund-Raising Comes Under Scrutiny by Justice Dept". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
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- ^ "The meticulous, ruthless preparations for a second Trump term". The Economist. July 13, 2023.
