Trump's Fundraising Machine Is Barely Covering His Expenses

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NEW: Trump and his allies have bragged about a surge in fundraising after the Mar-a-Lago search—and even leaked big numbers to the media. But they're only telling half the story, because he's spending almost as much as he's taking in, and maybe even more.

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Trump’s Fundraising Machine Is Barely Covering His Expenses
Donald Trump and his allies have been bragging about his fundraising in the wake of the Mar-a-Lago raid. He’s actually barely making anything.
9:31 AM · Oct 20, 2022

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Not long after the FBI executed its Aug. 8 search at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort compound, Trumpworld let the media know that the feds appeared to have awakened a giant. Fundraising, they said, was booming.

But now, a new campaign finance report from Trump reveals that was just half the story—the good half.

In a Federal Election Commission filing that covers July through September, Trump’s Save America Joint Fundraising Committee revealed that the former president’s donations had indeed surged after the search, to a record high on the year. But so did the amount he spent to make that happen.

The numbers suggest that Trump’s donor base didn’t rush to his aid all on their own. They needed a nudge, and a costly one at that, which may further stoke concerns of donor fatigue.

In fact, the spending was so steep that it ate up around 90 percent of what he raised. So while the committee took in an impressive $24 million, it spent about $22 million to get there. That means the famous dealmaker spent a dollar to make a little more than a dime.

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[republianmushroom]

1. Orange A-O

Well let him fleece his flock some more. They seem to enjoy and like it.

[Meadowoak]

2. Womp womp.

[Blue Owl]

3. Hey Schlump, nice lifestyle ya got there

Be a shame if something happened to it...

[FakeNoose]

4. Fundraising is a fulltime occupation and the salaries get paid first

Sometimes after the salaries get paid, there's not much left for the candidate. That's a way of life in the USA and we've all seen it. It's very rare when unsalaried volunteers will go out and collect the dough.

I guess Chump is finally learning this key fact.

[IcyPeas]

5. but somebody is still paying for his stupid rallies.

[tanyev]

6. LOL.