President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign raised $27 million in the wake of his disastrous debate defeat against former President Donald Trump on Thursday.
Biden campaign spokesman share The campaign, the Democratic National Convention, Biden’s PAC and committees raised $85 million in May, according to a statement to CNBC on Saturday.
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But campaign finance documents filed with the Federal Election Commission show that Trump raised a huge amount of money in May, erasing Biden’s long-standing financial advantage, according to Breitbart News.
The former president’s campaign and the Republican National Committee raised $141 million that month, according to filings, a big increase that came just after Trump was convicted of falsifying business records in late May.
A CNBC article reported, “Post-debate campaign efforts have sought to reassure donors that Biden can deliver a Democratic victory in November, despite his missteps in the first debate with Trump on Thursday.”
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“Since Thursday’s 90-minute blitz, Democrats have been desperately trying to clean up the mess caused by Biden’s debate fiasco,” he added.
Biden acknowledged Friday that he was “outdone” by Trump in the most recent debate and also appeared to talk about his own age and health.
“I can’t walk as easily as I used to. I can’t talk as smoothly as I used to. I can’t debate as well as I used to,” Biden told a crowd gathered to hear him speak in Raleigh, North Carolina. He added: “As millions of Americans know, I know that when I get knocked down, I can get up.”
A recent American Impact Research/Fabrizio Lee/AARP poll found Trump leading Biden in Nevada, a state that has held Democratic presidential leads since 2008, Breitbart News reported.
In an article published on Saturday, Breitbart News highlighted the fact that Trump “appears to be riding high on momentum heading into the November election following his highly acclaimed debate performances, President Joe Biden’s request to withdraw from the election, and a series of Supreme Court decisions.”
Regarding his recent showdown with Biden, the outlet reported, “Critics widely praised Trump’s performance in Thursday night’s debate as disciplined, well-prepared, articulate and clear. Trump relentlessly attacked Biden over his open borders policy, immigrant crime, rising costs and foreign policy failures.”
