Since the Republican presidential primaries began on Feb. 1 in Iowa, major super PACs have now spent more than $50 million attacking Donald Trump.
Combined anti-Trump spending passed $50 million on June 14, when Priorities USA Action (a pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC) spent nearly $4 million on video production and two different TV ad buys.
Two days later, Priorities USA Action spent another $2.2 million on a digital ad buy. To date, the group has spent $16.6 million against Trump and only $5.8 million to support Clinton. All major super PACs combined have spent $54 million against Trump.
Most anti-Trump spending came earlier in the election, from super PACs affiliated with his GOP rivals or conservative super PACs independently opposing Trump.
Clinton’s super PAC is now the biggest spender against Trump, but still makes up less than one-third of anti-Trump spending.
The next-biggest spender since Feb. 1 is Our Principles PAC, whose sole mission was to bring down Trump, so every dollar it spent ($16 million) was against him. Other super PACs also spent money to support their own candidate. Marco Rubio’s super PAC, Conservative Solutions, spent the third-most against Trump ($11 million).
Jason Russell is a commentary writer for the Washington Examiner.
