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DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 01:58 PM Jul 2016

Trump raises $51 million with GOP in June, including $26 million for his campaign

Source: The Washington Post

Donald Trump raised more than $26 million for his campaign and another $25 million in conjunction with the Republican National Committee in June, a hefty haul that his campaign hopes will put to rest anxieties in the party about his fundraising prowess.

The combined $51 million falls short of the $68.5 million that Democratic contender Hillary Clinton and the Democratic party collected in June, which included $40.5 million she raised directly for her campaign. But it was the biggest monthly take by far for the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, who did not begin to hold fundraising events until late May. And it suggests that Trump has the ability to quick inject large sums of money into his campaign coffers by tapping into the fervor of his supporters.

Much of the campaign's money appears to have come in during the final 10 days of the month, when Trump’s operation began aggressively soliciting money online for the first time. The Trump campaign announced Wednesday that more than 400,000 supporters made donations in June, with more than $3 million coming in just one day. That indicates that the billionaire will be able to post far larger totals in the coming months if he continues to actively urge his backers to give.

Trump also contributed $3.8 million personally last month, bringing his total donations to $55 million, his campaign said.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/06/trump-raises-51-million-with-gop-in-june-including-26-million-for-his-campaign/

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Trump raises $51 million with GOP in June, including $26 million for his campaign (Original Post) DonViejo Jul 2016 OP
They GOP donors WILL back Trump. They have no choice. They know this is their last chance. tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1
Oh dear, Kelvin Mace Jul 2016 #2
Lets wait for the FEC filing Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #3
So true. If he made up this number he will be embarrassed. BlueNoMatterWho Jul 2016 #7
Maybe he meant $51 Doctor Jack Jul 2016 #8
LOL BlueNoMatterWho Jul 2016 #9
Some of that is the free entree Denny's coupon I sent. christx30 Jul 2016 #13
What happened to him saying people who take money are bought and sold? CrowCityDem Jul 2016 #4
What happened to "self-funding"? bucolic_frolic Jul 2016 #5
Mega donors may explain the $25 Mil to the GOP, but not the $26 Mil to the campaign. BlueNoMatterWho Jul 2016 #6
Fools and their money...... Liberalagogo Jul 2016 #10
Phase II of The Big Grift begins. bluedigger Jul 2016 #11
So much for all those "almost broke" stories last month... Blue_Tires Jul 2016 #12
26 mil for a campaign in a month is anemic at best. Arkana Jul 2016 #15
Without an official FEC filing, I'll remain skeptical about the $51 million claim. 4lbs Jul 2016 #14
 

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)
2. Oh dear,
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 02:04 PM
Jul 2016

so much for the "Trump can't raise money" narrative popular of late. People seem to forget that anyone gullible enough to vote for Trump is gullible enough to sell a kidney and peddle their children to raise the money to give to Trump.

If people will cough up $100 million for a fake Ark in Kentucky, they will cough up many times that for the Great Cheetoh Messiah(tm)

christx30

(6,241 posts)
13. Some of that is the free entree Denny's coupon I sent.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 06:16 PM
Jul 2016

But in my defense, it expired in April, and I was trying to clean out my wallet.

bucolic_frolic

(43,046 posts)
5. What happened to "self-funding"?
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 02:09 PM
Jul 2016

No one was going to give a dime, remember? He was independently wealthy,
beholden to no one

These donors have so much money they don't know what to do with it

The day I give my hard earned cash to a BILLIONAIRE is the day I check
into a mental hospital

I even boycott companies owned by Billionaires, to the extent I can, because
they are no longer delivering value. The prices go up, the products shrink.

bluedigger

(17,085 posts)
11. Phase II of The Big Grift begins.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 03:13 PM
Jul 2016

His campaign is still half staffed and spending nothing on the media. Should buy a lot of hats. And new sod for all those free rounds of golf they are going to donate.

4lbs

(6,831 posts)
14. Without an official FEC filing, I'll remain skeptical about the $51 million claim.
Wed Jul 6, 2016, 09:49 PM
Jul 2016

The "news" of this came soon after last week's talk of Trump's campaign being near bankrupt.

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