Trump and allied groups raise $65.6 million in March
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The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee announced raising a combined $65.6 million in March and entered April with $93.1 million in cash on hand, the groups said on Wednesday.
The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee announced raising a combined $65.6 million in March and entered April with $93.1 million in cash on hand, the groups said on Wednesday. The announced totals represent an improved financial position for Trump and the RNC compared to last month, when Trump and his main fundraising committees announced a cash on hand total of about $41.9 million, while the RNC held about $11.3 million more. Still, Trump and the RNC face a significant gap to close with the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee. Biden and the Democrats reported cash on hand totals of more than $155 million at the end of February, and have not yet announced their totals for March. Full details on the fundraising and spending activities by Trump’s network, the RNC, and other federal candidates and committees will be released later this month, when FEC reports are due. “President Donald J. Trump has again created a fundraising juggernaut among Republicans. While he has been the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party for less than a month, the RNC and Trump campaign are one unified operation and focused on victory,” said RNC Chairman Michael Whatley in a statement accompanying the announcement. “We’re raising funds and making strategic investments to get out the vote and protect the ballot. We are going to win BIG in just 31 weeks.” While Trump’s network and Republicans hauled in tens of millions in March, the former president’s ongoing legal troubles have presented a strain on his resources, contributing to the Biden team’s financial edge. Save America, the leadership PAC that Trump has used as the main vehicle for paying his mounting legal bills, and which receives a portion of campaign contributions, has spent more than $72.5 million on legal expenses since January 1, 2021, federal election records show.
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