Trump marketing campaign says it raised $50.5 million at Florida fundraiser

Washington — Former President Donald Trump’s marketing campaign mentioned it raised $50.5 million at a Saturday occasion in Florida, marking a large haul as his marketing campaign appears to catch as much as the Biden marketing campaign’s current fundraising efforts and vital money benefit.

The record-breaking sum that the marketing campaign reported elevating at a Palm Seashore, Florida fundraising dinner on Saturday far surpasses the quantity introduced in by a star-studded fundraiser for the Biden marketing campaign final month, because the GOP touted the occasion as an indicator of social gathering’s unity behind the previous president. 

In a joint assertion, RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and co-chair Lara Trump mentioned the “success” of Saturday’s occasion is “proving what we already know: Individuals are fed up with Biden’s file of failure, from the open southern border and sky-high inflation to the migrant crime disaster that has made everybody much less protected.”

The funds raised on the Saturday fundraiser are anticipated to be cut up between the Trump marketing campaign, Republican Nationwide Committee, state Republican events and the Save America PAC, which helps pay for the previous president’s authorized payments.

The reported inflow comes as Trump’s fundraising efforts have been steadily rising since November, as his path to the nomination has turn into clearer. But it surely’s fallen wanting the Biden marketing campaign and the Democratic Social gathering’s fundraising efforts as the 2 males put together to face off this fall.

The Biden marketing campaign mentioned on Saturday that he raised over $90 million in March, coming $25 million above what Trump introduced in through the interval. Mr. Biden had ramped up his marketing campaign efforts through the month, touring to battleground states following his State of the Union tackle. And a personal New York Metropolis fundraiser throughout March with former presidents Barack Obama and Invoice Clinton introduced in additional than $26 million in a single evening, his marketing campaign mentioned. 

However the Trump marketing campaign touted Saturday evening’s figures as outpacing the Democrats’ efforts. 

“It took three Democrat presidents to boost $25 million and one president to boost over $50 million, Donald J. Trump,” marketing campaign spokesperson Danielle Alvarez mentioned. 

Heading into the evening, Trump himself trumpeted the anticipated fundraising inflow, calling it the “greatest evening” in fundraising ever, whereas noting that it could eclipse the current Biden fundraising occasion. 

The Palm Seashore, Florida dinner, which was held on the house of investor John Paulson, featured remarks from the previous president, who highlighted the necessity to win again the White Home and pledged to make the nation “greater, higher, and stronger than ever earlier than,” in accordance with a senior marketing campaign official. The occasion additionally included remarks from North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, amongst others. 

Robert Costa contributed to this report.