Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, April 14, 2023.
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Former President Donald Trump has raised greater than $34 million for his 2024 White House run because the start of the 12 months, buoyed by an enormous bump in donations since the announcement of criminal charges against him in Recent York, in response to his campaign. His total after the March 30 indictment approached what he took in over the previous three months.
Trump’s latest fundraising report as a consequence of be filed Saturday with the Federal Election Commission will show he raised greater than $18.8 million between his foremost campaign account and a joint fundraising account over the the primary three months of the 12 months, the campaign said.
Of that total for the Jan. 1-March 31 period, $4 million got here in after Trump was indicted March 30 by a grand jury in Manhattan on charges related to a hush-money case stemming from the 2016 election.
The fundraising numbers were first reported by Politico.
Trump began raising money off the news of his indictment, and his campaign said he took in $15.4 million because the announcement of charges and Saturday’s filing deadline for the fundraising report.
Trump, who can also be facing several other criminal investigations, has tried to make use of his legal troubles to galvanize supporters, claiming all of the cases are politically motivated. He has portrayed the Recent York charges as “election interference” but in addition suggested they might help him win support.
Trump has dominated the GOP field within the early stages of the 2024 presidential race. But many high-dollar GOP donors have been trying to send their support elsewhere this time. Until his indictment, his campaign fundraising had lagged behind the huge amounts he used to boost in days or in hours when he was president.
Only just a few candidates have officially entered the race, Trump’s U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor; former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, who announced days after Trump’s indictment was filed; and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
More candidates, including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are expected to enter the race by the point next fundraising reports are due in mid-July.
