Former President Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee (RNC) are working to reduce the potential Republican nominee’s fundraising gap with President Biden in a 2024 rematch, with $76 million raised last month. It has been revealed that the above has been collected.
The announcement comes as President Trump headlines the RNC’s Spring Donor Retreat this weekend in Palm Beach, Florida.
President Trump and the RNC’s income was up from $65.6 million in March. But Biden and the Democratic National Committee collectively raised about $90 million in March. And as of early April, the president had more than twice as much money in his campaign coffers as his Republican challenger and White House predecessor, according to campaign disclosures.
But since former President Trump secured the 2024 Republican nomination in March, fundraising for him and the RNC has skyrocketed, and Trump’s top political advisers believe they have enough to compete with Biden. He has repeatedly claimed that he has campaign funds.
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Former President Trump speaks at the Republican National Committee’s donor camp in Palm Beach, Florida, on May 4, 2024. (Donald Trump 2024 Campaign)
Trump campaign senior advisers Chris Lacivita and Susie Wiles said in a statement announcing the April harvest on Saturday that “President Donald J. Trump is not only winning in every battleground state, We’re raising the funds we need to win.”
“Half of the funds raised came from small donors, and it’s clear that our base is energized. The Republican Party is united, and voters across the country have voted to remove Joe Biden from office. We are ready to elect Donald J. Trump President,” they added.
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“Our team exceeded expectations, raised much-needed funds, and worked with our unparalleled party to prove that President Trump’s momentum is unstoppable,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-chairman Lara Trump said in a statement. We will continue to work hard every day to build our foundation.”
Mr. Whatley, the former North Carolina Republican Party chair, and the former president’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, were appointed to the RNC’s new leadership in early March by Mr. Trump, who effectively took control of the party after securing the nomination. was appointed.
Former President Trump speaks at the Republican National Committee’s donor camp in Palm Beach, Florida on May 4, 2024, joined by Republican leaders, allies and 2024 vice presidential candidates. (2024 Donald Trump campaign)
The fundraising situation first became public early Saturday morning, when Trump campaign officials gave an hour-long presentation to donors at a private gathering, a Republican official confirmed to Fox News. . The weekend meetings will be held at the Four Seasons Oceanfront Resort in Palm Beach and at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club a few miles north.
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In the presentation, first reported by The New York Times on Saturday, Trump campaign officials said the former president had an advantage in key battleground states such as Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, and a lead in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. He emphasized that it is competitive. Biden narrowly won all six states in 2020, defeating Trump and winning the White House.
Trump’s advisers have also said they are aiming to expand the map in Minnesota and Virginia, states where polls show Trump is competitive in states that Biden easily won four years ago. was shown.
Former President Trump awaits the start of his case in Manhattan Criminal Court on Monday, April 22, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, pool)
The RNC’s spring retreat was a brief respite for Trump from his criminal trial in New York City. The former president faces about 30 state felonies for allegedly falsifying business records related to hush money he paid to Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about his alleged affair with an adult film actress during the 2016 election. is undergoing trial.
President Trump has repeatedly denied not only allegations of sexual contact with Daniels but also falsification of business records.
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