{"id":2238943,"date":"2024-05-07T07:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ritzy-vp-donor-retreat-rallies-trump-effort-to-catch-biden-in-fundraising-race\/"},"modified":"2024-05-07T07:42:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:42:40","slug":"ritzy-vp-donor-retreat-rallies-trump-effort-to-catch-biden-in-fundraising-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ritzy-vp-donor-retreat-rallies-trump-effort-to-catch-biden-in-fundraising-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Donor Event Boosts Trump&#8217;s Fundraising to Match Biden"},"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\">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%2Fritzy-vp-donor-retreat-rallies-trump-effort-to-catch-biden-in-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=2238943&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump and the Republican\u200d National Committee are \u200bfocused on \u2064bridging the fundraising gap with President Joe \u200bBiden. \u200bAt a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vice-presidential-short-list-pros-and-cons-of-nine-hopefuls\/\" title=\"Exploring Pros and Cons of Nine Candidates for Trump's Vice President\">recent donor retreat<\/a> in Florida, they projected \u2062raising over $76 million in \u200bApril. The campaign&#8217;s financial improvement\u200d and growing support, including from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-crowd-cheers-as-desantis-torches-democrat-challenger\/\" title=\"WATCH: Crowd Cheers As DeSantis Torches Democrat Challenger\">small-dollar donors<\/a>,\u200d indicate\u200b a strengthening position. GOP&#8217;s confidence in Trump&#8217;s momentum to challenge Biden is evident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Republican National Committee<\/a> are setting their sights on closing the fundraising gap between his campaign and President Joe Biden\u2019s, using events like the donor retreat on Saturday in Florida to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign and the RNC told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>GOP<\/a> donors during a weekend retreat they expect to raise more than $76 million in April. The April figures, with more than half coming from small-dollar donors, are an increase from the $<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2967390\/megadonors-come-to-trumps-fundraising-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>65.6 million<\/a> Trump and the RNC raised in March, suggesting the former president\u2019s finances are improving after securing the presidential nomination two months ago.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=iowa_caucus&#038;utm_id=election2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The two groups entered April with $93.1 million in cash on hand. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Donald J. Trump is not only winning across every battleground state, but we are raising the resources necessary to deliver a victory in November,\u201d Trump campaign senior advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles boasted in a statement. \u201cWith half of funds raised coming from small dollar donors, it is clear that our base is energized. The\u00a0Republican\u00a0Party is united, and voters nationwide are ready to FIRE Joe Biden and elect President Donald J. Trump.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Throughout the 2024 race, the GOP has trailed the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee\u2019s fundraising prowess. <\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s campaign and the DNC raised $90 million in March, with $192 million cash on hand, more than double Trump and the RNC\u2019s $93.1 million reserves. <\/p>\n<p>Yet, Trump and the RNC claim that the GOP is rallying to Trump\u2019s efforts and will soon cut into Biden\u2019s lead. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSoaring past predictions, April defied the pundits and our naysayers with a huge fundraising haul \u2014 just like President Trump has done in poll after poll,\u201d\u00a0RNC\u00a0Chairman Michael Whatley and co-Chairwoman Lara Trump said in a statement. \u201cThe American people are fed up with weak Joe Biden\u2019s failed economy, border crisis, and unacceptable responses to antisemitic violence spreading across college campuses nationwide. Our team\u00a0will continue working every day to exceed expectations, raise\u00a0the funds we need, and build an\u00a0unmatched party infrastructure to prove that President Trump\u2019s momentum is unstoppable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In March, more than a dozen donors gave at least $800,000 to the Trump 47 Committee, a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-electioneering-dirty-facebook-suspends-gop-ad-campaign-days-before-january-georgia-runoff-election\/\" title=\"More Electioneering: Dirty Facebook Suspends GOP Ad Campaign Days Before January Georgia Runoff Election\">joint fundraising committee<\/a> between the Trump campaign and the RNC.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It was another sign that GOP megadonors are increasingly coming to Trump\u2019s rescue ahead of the November election.<\/p>\n<p>In early April, the Trump campaign announced it raised roughly $50.5 million, nearly double the $26 million Biden raised during a New York City fundraiser with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. The Trump fundraiser in Florida was hosted by\u00a0billionaire investor John Paulson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe momentum has long been on the side of President Trump, as evidenced by not only his record-shattering fundraising numbers, but polling that shows him dominating in swing states across the country. We look forward to continuing to bring President Trump\u2019s America First message across the country and transforming the excitement around his campaign into a historic victory on November 5,\u201d Trump campaign national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Trump campaign\u2019s full April financials will be released to the Federal Election Commission later this month.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP donor retreat was widely seen as an audition to become Trump\u2019s running mate for several GOP lawmakers who gathered at Mar-a-Lago. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis name is coming up a lot for vice president!\u201d Trump said of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), according to a recording obtained by<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/05\/trump-vice-president-audio-mar-a-lago\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Axios<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a candidate, he did a good job, but as a surrogate he\u2019s unbelievable,\u201d Trump said of Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC). <\/p>\n<p>The veepstakes offer Trump a twofold advantage. It allows him to fundraise off of the intrigue over who he will select and change the political conversation from his legal problems as he remains in New York for a hush money payment trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom engaging major donors at events like the one he had last month, to looking at VP candidate\u2019s strong fundraising capabilities, to expressing openness to tapping into the donors networks of leaders like Ron DeSantis, President Trump is doing all the right things to accelerate his fundraising six months out,\u201d a GOP operative, who requested anonymity, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Days before the GOP retreat, Trump and his one-time primary rival, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), met in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The hope is that DeSantis\u2019s donors will move over to supporting Trump now that the frosty relationship between the two leaders has been broken. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut Democrats had a strong head start and they\u2019re not slowing down, so it\u2019s imperative the Trump campaign keep up this progress in the weeks and months ahead,\u201d the operative continued. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another GOP strategist similarly said the Trump campaign needs to build on their increasing fundraising success. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the fundraising numbers were an improvement, a good sign which they want to build on because they want to make sure that they have the resources to go toe to toe, even though they will likely as past experience has shown, have less money,\u201d said Ford O\u2019Connell, a Florida-based Republican strategist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee are working to narrow the fundraising difference with President Joe Biden. Events like the recent donor retreat in Florida aim to boost support. 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