Opposing Trump Paid Off for 10 GOP Reps Who Voted for Impeachment

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 27: Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol, May 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Calling it unconstitutional, Republican leaders have filed a lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and congressional officials in an effort to block the House of Representatives from using a proxy voting system to allow for remote voting during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Donald Trump put them on his blacklist; well-heeled Republicans put them on their donor lists.

Bloomberg reports that the ten House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump in February have raked in a collective $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2021.

Seven of the GOP representatives who bucked their party in opposing Trump set personal records for first-quarter fundraising in a non-election year. All of them filled their coffers at a greater clip than their primary rivals.

Trump is reportedly determined to exact revenge on the set, which includes Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Adam Kinzinger of Illinois and Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio. All three “had the biggest quarterly hauls of their careers during what’s normally a slow time for raising money,” according to Bloomberg.

“Wyoming Republican ⁦@RepLizCheney⁩ shattered previous fundraising records as members of her party censured her and attempted to oust her from House leadership.”

How it started/how it’s going from ⁦@AmandaBecker⁩: https://t.co/e8ynBUQ8WB
— Errin Haines ???? (@emarvelous) April 14, 2021

Republican leaders who have moved in lockstep with Trump seem willing to break with his effort to unseat the incumbents within their own party. Political Action Committees controlled by Republican Senators Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia contributed to Cheney, a fact that is likely to draw Trump’s ire. The former president has promised to endorse one of Cheney’s opponents soon.

Republican Adam Kinzinger mocks Trump for "whining and wallowing" in victimhood https://t.co/S9gSFnZVxz
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) April 15, 2021

Democrats also heaped generosity on the 10 representatives. Longtime Dem donors Seth Klarman, CEO of Baupost Group LLC and Stephen Mandel, founder of Lone Pine Capital, each made $2,900 donations to the 10 incumbents.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne, each contributed $5,600 to their daughter, the third-ranking House Republican.