WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former US president Donald TrumpThe Republican Party campaign and Republican National Committee said Saturday it raised more than $76 million in April, more than half of it from small donors.
Monthly fundraising surpassed the $65.6 million raised in March by Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, and the RNC.
“With half of the funds raised coming from small donors, it’s clear our base is energized. The Republican Party is united and voters across the country are ready to FIRE. Joe Biden and elect Donald J. Trump,” Trump campaign senior advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said in a statement.
Democrat Joe Biden’s re-election campaign has steadily outpaced Trump’s in fundraising ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
Saturday’s announcement came as Trump and the RNC hosted a retreat in Florida for donors and high-profile politicians, including vice presidential candidates.
The event was supposed to help shore up Trump’s finances, which have been depleted by legal fees, and reassure donors about the state of the campaign, with Trump currently spending most of his time in a courtroom of Manhattan during his silent criminal trial. cash payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
(Reporting by David Morgan; editing by Daniel Wallis)
