Pro-Trump super PAC funded by billionaire banker Andrew Beal used its funds to initiate a three month long social media campaign to support President Trump in the buildup to the 2016 presidential election.
The owner of a pro-Trump super PAC funded solely by billionaire bank executive and poker player Andrew Beal used more than $300,000 in donations to finance a conspiracy-theory-driven Facebook meme campaign to support Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign.
The PAC made four payments totaling $316,000 to Hoffman's company. He confirmed to CNBC that he then put some of his firm's content on a Facebook channel titled"I Love My Country." "The digital creative my firm produced was delivered through channels like 'I Love My Country' and reached tens of millions of people in the final weeks of the 2016 election," Hoffman said."RallyPAC, in collaboration with Rally Forge LLC, ran the most impactful digital operation in 2016 with little resources, given the historic levels of spending by both Democrats and Republicans alike.
"I have a personal beef with scam PACs, this possibly being one of them. It really pisses me off to see this," said one of the Beal associates. This person added that Beal does not recall his motivation for writing checks to Hoffman's PAC three years ago, nor does he remember speaking with Hoffman during the campaign. Beal, according to this person, has not heard from him since Trump's election.
Hoffman's company also has done work for the nonprofit right wing organization Turning Point USA, according to Turning Point's latest tax filing, which covers a year from June 2016 through June 2017. The organization, founded by staunch Trump supporter Charlie Kirk, contracted Rally Forge for media and advertising services, the filing shows.
While it is not illegal for super PACs to dedicate their finances to similar trolling campaigns, ethics experts warn that similar campaigns are ongoing in the buildup to the 2020 election – particularly as right-wing groups look to undermine Democrats who could potentially challenge Trump.
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