Senior GOP Fundraiser Miles Bruner Resigns Citing Trump's Authoritarianism

Miles Bruner, a senior fundraising strategist who spent over a decade advising and working within the Republican Party, has publicly quit both his job and the GOP, condemning the party's transformation under President Donald Trump. Bruner described the Republican Party since Trump's 2015 rise as devolving into a "cult of personality" resembling authoritarian regimes and becoming increasingly corrupt, driven by Trump and his congressional allies. He criticized the GOP's sustained assault on American democratic institutions, the rule of law, and truth, and acknowledged his own complicity in promoting divisive and false narratives during his fundraising work. Bruner expressed regret for staying as long as he did despite recognizing the party's erosion of constitutional foundations, urging others involved in GOP circles to leave with their integrity intact. His resignation also highlights a broader systemic support network that enabled Trumpism, and he calls for an honest reckoning within the party and its affiliates. Bruner's departure coincides with growing public protests against what many perceive as Trump's authoritarian tendencies and consolidation of power since returning to office in 2025.