Ron DeSantis holds a multimillion dollar lead over Trump, who's actually third behind a Democratic g

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governor, in a hypothetical 2024 fundraising race

While no one has officially thrown their hat in the 2024 ring against incumbent President Joe Biden, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' current war chest is $40 million fatter than Donald Trump's right now. In fact, the embattled former president is also trailing Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker by about $2 million.

Campaign finance watchdog OpenSecrets uncovered Trump's third-place status among prospective presidential contenders after sifting through filing reports for the past two years.

While current law mandates that anyone who formally declares for 2024 would be subject to more stringent fundraising rules and couldn't directly coordinate with existing super PACs or leadership PACs, OpenSecrets calculated how much money the likeliest contenders on both sides of the aisle have stockpiled to date.

DeSantis, who is facing off against former congressman and Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist this fall, leads the pack with $174.3 million. The two went at it Thursday after DeSantis sent dozens of Venezuelan migrants to Martha's Vineyard as part of an immigration-related publicity stunt.

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