Former President Donald Trump has raised more than $45.5 million in the third quarter of the year and has more than $37.5 million in cash on hand, his campaign said Wednesday.
“In a stunning testament to the overwhelming popular support for President Trump that will lead to dominant victories, nearly $36 million of the total cash available is earmarked for the primary,” the 77-year-old former president’s campaign said in a statement. .
The staggering total exceeds the reported amount his campaign and super PAC raised during the second quarter by more than $10 million.
Trump’s campaign’s latest haul is also nearly double the amount the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner raised in the first quarter.
“The third quarter numbers are even more impressive considering that the summer months are typically when most campaigns experience a delay in fundraising support,” the campaign noted. “President Trump and his campaign have completely destroyed that notion.”
Trump’s campaign’s latest haul is also nearly double the amount the 2024 Republican presidential primary front-runner raised in the first quarter. ZUMAPRESS.com
For comparison, fundraising totals released by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, Trump’s closest Republican primary rival, according to national polls, show the Sunshine State governor’s campaign committee and the PAC received $15 million in the third quarter and only have $5 million in cash. in the hand.
The Trump campaign mocked DeSantis’ comparatively humble war chest.
“Meanwhile, the DeSanctimonious campaign admits it only has $5 million in primary cash on hand, a serious indication that Ron’s candidacy may not even see the Iowa caucuses in January, or even later this year.” month,” Trump said. he told the campaign, using one of the former president’s preferred nicknames for his rival.
Trump has a massive 43-point lead over DeSantis, according to a RealClearPolitics poll average.REUTERS
“While DeSanctus’s fundraising, like his poll numbers, has seen an exponential drop even since July, President Trump surpassed his impressive $35 million second-quarter haul (which doubled his fundraising). first quarter funds) by more than $10 million,” the campaign added.
Trump has a massive 43-point lead over DeSantis, according to a RealClearPolitics polling average, with the Iowa caucuses just over three months away.
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