But with spending that outpaced inflows, the NY real estate magnate’s campaign began June with just $1.29 million in cash, putting it well-behind Clinton’s $42 million war chest, according to federal disclosures filed late on Monday. His presidential campaign is looking very unpresidential, and he’s operating at a huge disadvantage relative to major party-nominee history. Fundraising pitches aren’t just useful to pull in money from small-dollar donors, but they also provide important data, enabling the candidate to maximize turnout and engagement from their most active supporters. As for Clinton, her campaign was absolutely trumpeted the candidate’s success in fundraising in May, issuing a statement that said she raised $28 million in May alone ” thanks to more than 650,000 contributions from about 430,000 people during the month”.
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Donald Trump’s presidential campaign spent more on hats, t-shirts and mugs than on ads or payroll last month.
Flake said GOP Senators will be discussing how Trump’s lackluster fundraising will affect their races. While rival Hillary Clinton delivered her opening salvo against the businessman’s economic proposals, Trump attempted to show that his campaign hasn’t skipped a beat since campaign manager Corey Lewandowski’s ousting on Monday, live-tweeting and instagramming his rapid response in real time. For months the biggest cash injections into Trump’s campaign coffers were from his personal bank accounts. Fred Malek, the finance chairman of the Republican Governors Association, said that “there’s no way in this short time frame that’s available [can Trump] build the kind of organization that will be competitive financially [against Hillary Clinton]”.
Donald Trump is so broke that he is holding a telethon and personally promising to match donations to his presidential campaign over the next 48 hours.
“Now, I don’t say that because of typical political disagreements”.
The primary Super PAC supporting Trump, Great America PAC, reported raising $1.4 million in May – accounting for most of the $2.5 million the group has raised this year.
He has so far showed little interest in calling donors to ask for money for his general election battle.
“I spent $55 million of my own money to win the primaries”.
“He takes on Democrat Hillary Clinton, and their first televised debate attracts almost 100 million viewers”. The presumptive Democratic nominee raised more than $26 million in May.
Clinton has raised $240 million throughout her campaign, compared to just $17 million for Trump.
They say that activity will be reflected in the campaign’s next federal fundraising report. The campaign also paid $423,000 to Trump’s private Mar-a-Lago Club in south Florida for rent and catering and an additional $135,000 in rent and utilities to Trump Restaurants LLC.
Trump plans Monday to further address the deadliest shooting in modern US history in a campaign speech originally meant to attack the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hillary Clinton.
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Despite the push from the #NeverTrump faction to change the rules, the RNC and party organizations in 11 states have started working with Trump to raise funds for the general election.
