Ronald Reagan Foundation urges RNC to use the Reagan figure trumped Fundraiser

The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and the Institute invited (RNC) of the Republican National Committee Fundraising adjust printed for re-election campaign Trump coupled with a commemorative coin with the portrait of former president with photos of President Donald Trump. Melissa Giller, marketing director of the foundation, told TIME that the RNC had printed currency permission for use, without the inclusion image the 40th president. “The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and institutes has the name, image and likeness of President Reagan and [RNC] used his image for currency without our consent,” said Giller. “We called the RNC and asked to stop them and make use of President Reagan on the distance of coins and they agreed.” The Washington Post, which reported originally reported the incident, the couple of gold coins, one with President Trump printed and the other with Reagan, his hands were mounted under a photo of President Reagan then shaken with Trump in 1980. the funds raised with the coin Trump Make America Great Again committee directed that comes the re-election campaign and the benefit Trump RNC, the Post reports. The Post said the coins in an e-mail with the subject “Ronald Reagan and Yours Truly” were promoted, listed as “Donald J. Trump.” The e-mail has promoted the sender, the coins as “limited edition” for donors, the $45 or more made available. Michael Ahrens, the director of the RNC communications, confirmed that the email will stop sending in a statement at the time. “Since the Reagan Foundation has recently led to the Trump family for their organization to raise money and provide President Reagan similarity did not object earlier, their objections was a surprise,” said Ahrens. “Although we believe that our use of the image was appropriate, we will stop by e-mail donations invitation as a courtesy.” The Reagan Library and Foundation decided to events for Trump employees in the past. Last year the library has hosted a lecture and book signing by the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., after the Post article was published, President Trump responded by political scientist Larry Sabato in a tweet posted on Sunday , the publisher of the Washington Post pointed out, and CEO, Frederick J. Ryan Jr., is also the chairman of the Reagan Foundation board of directors. The newspaper had also confirmed the link in this article. Trump tweeted that the post “through the Reagan Foundation.”
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