{"id":2013687,"date":"2023-08-27T16:21:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-used-his-mug-shot-to-flip-script-on-democrats-and-it-paid-off-big-in-fundraising-numbers\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T16:22:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T20:22:32","slug":"trump-used-his-mug-shot-to-flip-script-on-democrats-and-it-paid-off-big-in-fundraising-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-used-his-mug-shot-to-flip-script-on-democrats-and-it-paid-off-big-in-fundraising-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Mug Shot Flips Script on Dems, Boosts Fundraising"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-used-his-mug-shot-to-flip-script-on-democrats-and-it-paid-off-big-in-fundraising-numbers%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=2013687&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>Trump Used His \u2062Mug Shot to Flip Script on Democrats, And It Paid\u200b Off Big in Fundraising\u2064 Numbers<\/h2>\n<p>After Donald\u2064 Trump turned himself in \u2062to authorities\u2063 in\u2063 Georgia on Thursday, Democrats were ecstatic over the release of his arrest photo, but it\u200c quickly became clear that the \u2064image seriously backfired on liberals.<\/p>\n<p>Trump immediately turned the release of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fulton-county-releases-historic-trump-mugshot-booking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mug shot<\/a> into \u200ba huge windfall in campaign donations.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-president parlayed the photo into $7.1\u200d million in campaign donations \u200cin\u2062 the\u2062 few days since he \u2063was booked on \u200dcharges that he tried to interfere in Georgia\u2019s elections\u2062 in\u200c 2020, according to the liberal politics \u2062website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/08\/26\/trump-mugshot-fundraising-00113118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 fact, Trump reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mug-shot-mania-soars-trump-flips-script-dems-image-prayed-becomes-battle-cry-never-surrender\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raised<\/a> an incredible \u200b$4.18 million in just the \u2064first 24 hours\u200d after \u2064the photo was released. It was the highest he\u2019s raised\u2063 in any\u2064 24-hour period of his campaign, Politico\u2063 reported.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s \u200dcampaign has also raked in millions in\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/save-america-joint-fundraising-committee\/storefront\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">merchandise sales<\/a>, including T-shirts, coffee mugs and other items festooned with the \u2062mug shot.<\/p>\n<p>The former president\u200c himself kicked off the fundraising \u2064effort with \u200ca post on X, formerly \u200bknown as Twitter, \u200curging supporters to go to\u200c his <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.winred.com\/save-america-joint-fundraising-committee\/17e27e0d92e4122b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-announces-california-gubernatorial-run-as-newsom-recall-nears-threshold\/\" title=\"Republican Announces California Gubernatorial Run as Newsom Recall Nears Threshold\">campaign website<\/a><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MlIKklPSJT\">https:\/\/t.co\/MlIKklPSJT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mcbf2xozsY\">pic.twitter.com\/Mcbf2xozsY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/1694886846050771321?\">August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>An important point \u2064needs to \u200cbe made about his fundraising:<\/h3>\n<p>Trump is the choice of\u200b regular \u200dAmericans, if one can make that extrapolation from his donors.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2062 many politicians reap much of their campaign cash from the super-rich, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phillys-soros-backed-da-wins-primary-in-a-landslide\/\" title=\"Philly\u2019s Soros-Backed DA Wins Primary In A Landslide\">deep-pocketed donors<\/a>, much of \u2063Trump\u2019s campaign donations come \u2064from \u2063what are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-used-his-mug-shot-to-flip-script-on-democrats-and-it-paid-off-big-in-fundraising-numbers\/\" title=\"Trump's Mug Shot Flips Script on Dems, Boosts Fundraising\">called \u201csmall donors<\/a>,\u201d or those who are giving $100 or\u200b less at a time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2024-election\/donald-trumps-indictment-fueled-throng-small-donors-looms-rivals-rcna97702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>NBC\u200c added that\u200d Trump\u2019s data shows that he has received \u2063small donations from 400,000 supporters since June. And that \u201cincludes\u200c more than 115,000 new, online donors who joined the fold the week surrounding the New York indictment, plus another 29,000 who gave for \u200cthe first time in the 2024 campaign \u2062after his federal indictment in Miami,\u201d NBC added.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200b comparison, former U.N. Ambassador\u2064 and \u200bSouth Carolina Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nikki-haley-responds-backlash-photo-revealed-wore-daughters-wedding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikki\u2062 Haley<\/a> and Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-tweets-praise-republican-presidential-contender-not-trump-desantis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tim Scott<\/a> only had\u200d about 40,000 small donors each. And former Vice President Mike Pence had fewer than \u20623,000.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, all the merchandise is going to small donors and Americans who are excited to show their\u200c support of Trump with a T-shirt or coffee mug.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, it is clear that Donald Trump has not lost \u200da single step in fundraising since the indictments and \u200bhis booking in a Georgia jail. Nor has he lost any appreciable support for his campaign for president.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, \u2063Trump is not the only one \u200bgaining\u200c new \u2063supporters and donations.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u2063aftermath of the first GOP debate, several of the eight candidates who appeared on stage to\u2062 do battle over\u200d the issues also gained\u200c some support.<\/p>\n<p>Businessman Vivek\u200d Ramaswamy, for instance, \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ramaswamy-gets-amazing-news-lively-performance-gop-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pulled in<\/a> $450,000 in the \u200cfirst 24 hours after his \u2064debate appearance.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Gov. \u200bRon DeSantis did even better.\u200d His campaign reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/desantis-literally-cashes-big-gop-debate-performance-doubles-runner-ups-haul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bringing in<\/a> more\u2064 than $1\u200d million in the day after \u2062the debate.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Trump chose his date to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-details-terrible-experience-booked-fulton-county-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">turn himself in<\/a> quite well. \u2063By choosing the day after the GOP debate, he turned the news cycle\u200b right back to himself and pushed debate\u200c news right off the front pages.<\/p>\n<p>So, while Trump still appears \u2064to be using up all\u200d the oxygen in the room as far \u2064as GOP presidential politics is concerned, the\u2064 American people seem to\u2064 be starting to pay more\u2062 attention to 2024 race now that \u2063the \u200bprimaries are only just about five months away.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-used-mug-shot-flip-script-democrats-paid-off-big-fundraising-numbers\/\">Trump \u2064Used His Mug Shot to \u2064Flip Script on Democrats, And \u2063It Paid Off Big in Fundraising \u200dNumbers<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200dWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>of his arrest into a major boost for his campaign funds, leaving Democrats disappointed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":2013688,"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":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2013687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"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\/2013687","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\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2013687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2013687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2013688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2013687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2013687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2013687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}