{"id":2013607,"date":"2023-08-27T14:28:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T18:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hauled-in-huge-donations-after-georgia-arrest-heres-the-latest-on-fundraising-race\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T14:29:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T18:29:42","slug":"trump-hauled-in-huge-donations-after-georgia-arrest-heres-the-latest-on-fundraising-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hauled-in-huge-donations-after-georgia-arrest-heres-the-latest-on-fundraising-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump received a surge in donations following Georgia arrest. Here&#8217;s the latest on fundraising competition."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-hauled-in-huge-donations-after-georgia-arrest-heres-the-latest-on-fundraising-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013607&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Former\u2064 President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> Raises Millions\u200b After Arrest<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> amassed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hauled-in-huge-donations-after-georgia-arrest-heres-the-latest-on-fundraising-race\/\" title=\"Trump received a surge in donations following Georgia arrest. Here's the latest on fundraising competition.\">multi-million dollar fundraising haul<\/a> in the days <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/biden-campaign-leader-answers-for-controversial-fundraising-pitch-during-trump-arrest\">after \u200che was arrested<\/a> in Georgia \u200don charges tied to the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Record-Breaking \u200dFundraising<\/h3>\n<p>In the \u206348 hours that followed the release of Trump\u2019s first mugshot on\u2064 Thursday, his campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-fundraising-numbers-released-after-mugshot\">reportedly gathered $7.1 million<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-mugshot-merch-available-from-campaign-nearly-instantly\">selling merchandise<\/a> displaying \u200bthe image.<\/p>\n<p>Friday alone was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-raised-7-1-million-since-atlanta-mugshot-spokesman\/\" title=\"Trump campaign raises .1M post Atlanta mugshot: Spokesman.\">highest-grossing day<\/a> of the entire \u2062campaign\u2062 with an intake of $4.18 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/26\/trump-mugshot-fundraising-00113118\">POLITICO reported<\/a>, citing a source familiar with \u2063the totals.<\/p>\n<p>Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung trumpeted the numbers in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheStevenCheung\/status\/1695566950431076508\">post to X<\/a> on Saturday. He said\u2064 the campaign raised close to \u2064$20 million in the past three \u2062weeks, coinciding with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/federal-grand-jury-indicts-trump-over-alleged-efforts-to-overturn-election\">separate\u200d 2020 election \u2062indictment<\/a> in\u200b Washington, D.C., and Trump getting booked\u2064 in Atlanta last\u200c week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrganic money\u2064 has\u200d skyrocketed, especially after @realDonaldTrump tweeted out the\u200b picture along with the website URL,\u201d Cheung added in pointing \u200bout <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1694886846050771321\">Trump\u2019s first post to X<\/a>,\u2063 formerly known as Twitter, since January 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>Trump Leads in Fundraising<\/h3>\n<p>Trump \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\">leads the GOP field<\/a> in polling, and his campaign is \u2064also leading the pack when it comes to fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>In \u200cthe second quarter, which closed at the end of June, Federal Election \u2062Commission (FEC) filings\u200d showed Trump raised $35 million \u200band\u200b had $22.5 million cash on hand, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-15\/who-s-winning-the-money-race-for-president-as-campaigns-heat-up\">according \u2064to Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The next-closest GOP contender was Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who raised $20.1 million in\u200b the second quarter and had\u2062 $12.2 million on hand. DeSantis also generally comes in second \u200bplace in national polling.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u200dlarge gaps between the numbers, \u2064several factors complicate \u2064the overall picture on the Republican side.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Trump formally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/breaking-trump-launches-third-bid-for-white-house\">announced<\/a> his re-election effort \u2062in November, while DeSantis did not launch his \u2062campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/desantis-releases-campaign-launch-video-twitter-launch-crashes-app-as-servers-strained\">until May<\/a>. In addition, DeSantis has \u2063groups supporting him with \u200cmuch stronger \u2063cash-on-hand numbers in the\u2064 tens of millions above those backing Trump, \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/07\/16\/us\/politics\/campaign-finance-july-2023.html\">as shown by The New \u2062York Times<\/a>. And\u2062 much of\u200d the money\u2062 flow toward Trump is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/article\/trump-donations-legal-bills.html\">being directed<\/a> to legal bills as the\u200d former president seeks to fend\u200d off a quartet of indictments.<\/p>\n<p>Sen.\u200d Tim Scott (R-SC) has also put together a \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-accidentally-admits-that-ranked-choice-voting-helps-dems\/\" title=\"Politico Accidentally Admits That Ranked Choice Voting Helps Dems\">formidable war chest<\/a>, reporting about $21\u2062 million cash on hand at the end of \u200dJune,\u200c and has attracted \u200cthe\u2064 support of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/08\/09\/tim-scott-mega-millions-fundraising-502764\">some \u2064prominent GOP\u200c megadonors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of \u2062the GOP hopefuls \u2062so \u2064far have not attained the same \u200clevel of fundraising muscle.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The only other candidate who raised double-digit\u2063 millions in the second quarter was North Dakota Governor\u200d Doug Burgum, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/news\/2023\/08\/republican-doug-burgum-running-a-mostly-self-funded-campaign\/\">largely self-funding \u200bhis campaign<\/a>. Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur who has\u2062 worked his\u2064 way up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2024\/president\/us\/2024_republican_presidential_nomination-7548.html\">third\u200b place in polling<\/a>, raised $7.7 million in the \u2062last quarter \u2014 yet another figure bolstered by personal wealth.<\/p>\n<h3>Biden Dominates Democratic Fundraising<\/h3>\n<p>Among the Democrats, President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/07\/16\/us\/politics\/campaign-finance-july-2023.html\">is dominating<\/a> in fundraising\u200d and the polls \u2064as he seeks a second term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2023\/07\/16\/us\/politics\/campaign-finance-july-2023.html\">had \u2064$20.1 million cash \u2063on hand<\/a> by the end of June\u2064 after raising $19.9 million in the second quarter. The next-closest Democrat\u2062 is Robert F. Kennedy, \u200dwho had $4.5 \u200cmillion cash on hand on June 30 after drawing $6.4 million\u2062 in\u2062 the second quarter. Biden also boasts a pair of joint-fundraising committees, which brought in tens of millions more dollars\u2063 to himself \u200band other Democrat operations.<\/p>\n<p>Though some \u200dother GOP candidates are far behind the overall money-raising leaders, several \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/08\/22\/republican-debate-presidential-candidates-qualify\/\">met the \u2063fundraising\u200c and polling criteria<\/a> to participate in the first 2024 Republican \u200bprimary\u200c debate in Milwaukee \u2062last week.<\/p>\n<p>DeSantis, Scott, Ramaswamy, and Burgrum qualified. There were also former \u2063New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, former United Nations Ambassador and South \u2062Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, \u2064former Vice \u2062President \u200dMike Pence, and \u200bformer Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson.<\/p>\n<p>Trump declined to take part in the event, opting instead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/trump-tucker-interview-racks-up-massive-views-addresses-debate-skip-indictments\">do an interview<\/a> with\u200c journalist Tucker Carlson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>a lucrative day for Trump&#8217;s campaign, as they raked in $7.1 million within 48 hours of his arrest in Georgia. Merchandise featuring his mugshot proved to be a popular seller, contributing to the impressive fundraising haul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2013608,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013607"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013607\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}