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Posted: 2022-12-01T21:55:16Z | Updated: 2022-12-02T01:44:06Z

WASHINGTON Donald Trump saddled Republicans with a clearly flawed Herschel Walker as their Senate nominee in Georgia, but in the final weeks before the runoff election, the ex-president has not spent a single dime to help Walker despite the nearly $100 million of donor money he is sitting on.

Some 100 groups have poured $69 million into the Dec. 6 runoff between Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, according to a HuffPost analysis of Federal Election Commission filings through Thursday.

Ten have spent at least seven figures, led by the pro-Warnock Georgia Honor super PAC with $19.4 million and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnells Senate Leadership Fund with $15.3 million.

But groups controlled by the coup-attempting former president, who cajoled Walker to get into the race in the first place, essentially clearing the field for the former football star, have not reported spending anything at all that despite Trump likely having $94 million on hand between his Save America leadership PAC and his Make America Great Again Inc. super PAC.

Hes not going to spend it. He doesnt care, said Martha Zoller, a former adviser to Georgias popular GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. People are really resentful of how Trump has handled all of this.

Trump staff did not respond to HuffPosts queries.