That was less than the $90 million Clinton raised along with the national Democratic Party the same month, but it was a substantial bump from his fund-raising in past months. The campaign’s digital and direct mail operations (in conjunction with the RNC) resulted in approximately $64 million dollars in donations for July. The numbers mark a sharp jump from June, when Trump’s campaign raised about $51 million total.
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Veterans and families of fallen soldiers continue to call on Trump to apologize for his treatment of the Khan family, who spoke out against Trump at last week’s Democratic National Convention. He went further in an interview Wednesday on WTMJ Radio, calling for Trump to apologize.
Mike Pence broke away from Trump and threw his full support behind Ryan by endorsing him on Wednesday.
In recent days, Trump has criticised Muslims, babies, firefighters and the military, prompting his wincing Republican backers to issue awkward denunciations.
Whitman said she is even willing to campaign for the former secretary of state.
Top Republicans are reportedly contemplating stepping in to save Donald Trump from himself as dissatisfaction with the GOP nominee skyrockets.
Trump’s comments “create a clear and present danger”, says Hayden. The campaign has stated “it raised $80 million in July, has $74 million cash on hand”, according to reports by Reuters.
Last week, Obama addressed the Democratic convention in Philadelphia and painted this election as a choice not between a Democrat and Republican, but a Democrat and a demagogue who threatens democracy.
In an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Tuesday evening, Katrina Pierson said, “It was under Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that changed the rules of engagements that probably cost his life”.
Khan was killed by a suicide bomber in Iraq in 2004, when Clinton was serving in the US Senate but Obama had yet to be elected to national office. Clinton was a senator representing NY. The Republican presidential nominee also questioned the mother’s silence, insinuating that Ghazala Khan wasn’t allowed to speak during the speech because she is Muslim. He tweeted: “There is great unity in my campaign, perhaps greater than ever before”.
On Tuesday, Meg Whitman, a prominent Republican fundraiser and former Hewlett-Packard executive said she would back Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Also on Tuesday, Representative Richard Hanna of NY became the first Republican in Congress to endorse Clinton, although several other Republicans in Congress have said they will not support Trump.
Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, is no doubt grappling with how to properly react to and address Trump’s failure to endorse Ryan. John McCain of Arizona in their GOP primaries.
Trump, who secured the Republican presidential nomination during his party’s convention two weeks ago, remained defiant on Tuesday.
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Trump’s stunning slap at two of the nation’s most prominent Republicans dramatically escalated GOP turmoil barely a week after a convention meant to promote party unity.
