Overview
- Federal campaign finance records show the RNC reported more than $59,000 for “media preparation” services, described in coverage as hair and makeup, from April through November 2025.
- Most of the money, $53,850, went to makeup artist Brittany Goetz, who began working with the RNC in the summer and has public ties to Fox News and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
- Payments surged to more than $21,000 in August and then totaled $10,770 per month from September through November, with the last reported payment on November 12.
- NOTUS notes that the November 12 date coincided with a Vanity Fair portraits shoot for administration officials, though there is no indication Goetz worked that event.
- The RNC declined to comment, the White House and Goetz did not respond, and reporting underscores that such spending is legal and not unusual, citing prior RNC and smaller DNC hair and makeup expenditures.