Trump hauls in millions for House GOP 2026 war chest as Dems taunt they are 'running scared'

FIRST ON FOX As congressional Republicans gear up for a bruising battle in the midterm elections to hold onto their razor-thin House majority President Donald Trump is stepping up his efforts as well The president on Tuesday evening will headline a major donor event in the nation's capital for the National Republican Congressional Committee NRCC which is the House GOP's campaign arm The benefit event is expected to haul in at least million for the NRCC a source familiar with the event tells Fox News Republicans as of now control the House when the chamber returns to full strength with a fragile - majority and fundraising will be crucial to the GOP's game-plan to keep control CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS TARGETING THESE HOUSE REPUBLICANS IN MIDTERM BATTLEAsked what concerns him the the majority when it comes to defending the House majority NRCC chair Rep Richard Hudson disclosed in a Fox News Digital interview on Monday that Democrats have a structural advantage when it comes to fundraising They constantly seem to have just mountains of money So I think the amount of money the Democrats raise is presumably the only thing that really concerns me We have to raise enough money to keep up with the Democrats and make sure that our candidates can get their message out Hudson emphasized Hudson a North Carolina Republican and -year veteran of the House revealed that the President understands that he's got to keep the House majority in the midterm so that he has a four-year runway instead of a two-year runway to get his agenda enacted And pointing to the House Democratic leader Hudson added Speaker Hakeem Jeffries would fight President Trump on every front and it would be really intricate for him to achieve his agenda President Trump understands it's significant to hold the House and he's he's been extremely helpful to us and we appreciate it WERE LAST WEEK'S ELECTIONS IN WISCONSIN AND FLORIDA A CRYSTAL BALL FOR THINGS TO COME IN NEXT YEAR'S MIDTERMS Hours before Trump was scheduled to attend the NRCC benefit event the House Democrats' campaign arm took aim at nearly three dozen Republican-held seats in the chamber as they aim to win back the majority The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee DCCC on Tuesday morning disclosed its initial target list which included GOP-controlled seats and launched an effort to fundraise for the party's eventual nominees in each of the districts The DCCC emphasized that their moves signal that Democrats are on offense and poised to win the majority in POLL POSITION WHERE TRUMP STANDS WITH AMERICANS WEEKS INTO HIS SECOND TOUR OF DUTY IN THE WHITE HOUSEThe unveiling of the DCCC list came three weeks after the NRCC went up with its initial target list which took aim at districts controlled by House Democrats House Republicans are running scared and they should be They re tanking the commercial sector gutting Medicaid abandoning our veterans and making everything more expensive In short they ve lost the trust of their constituents and it s going to cost them the majority DCCC Chair Rep Suzan DelBene of Washington state charged in a comment announcing the moves While the party in power which clearly is the Republicans traditionally faces serious political headwinds in the midterm elections the NRCC is optimistic they can defend their majority If you look at the landscape for the referendum there are only three Republicans in districts that former vice president and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris carried but there are Democrats in seats that Donald Trump carried and half of those are majority Hispanic districts that President Trump has really put in play for us Hudson reiterated CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe NRCC also points to the growing number of House Democrats who are seeking statewide office in rather than running for re-election Hudson noted the trend would absolutely help the GOP defend the majority next year It's much easier to win an open seat than a seat with a Democrat incumbent who's entrenched Hudson reported I think it's incredibly helpful and I think you're going to see a whole lot more Democrats running for other offices and retiring