Trump raises more than $50 million in 24 hours
Donald Trump’s campaign team announced Friday that it had raised more than $50 million in online donations in the 24 hours since his criminal conviction, stressing that the verdict had galvanized his support “like never before”.
“That’s more than $2 million per hour”wrote his campaign team in a press release. “Within minutes of the verdict being announced, our digital fundraising system was overwhelmed by support, and, despite temporary delays related to online attendance, President Trump raised $34.8 million through small are “campaign advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said in a statement Friday morning.
As of Friday evening, the figure jumped to $52.8 million, a staggering sum.
The morning’s figure alone represents almost double the best fundraising day for the campaign on WinRed, the Republican Party’s official donation platform. 30% of these donations were made by new donors.
“Joe the Crook and the Democrats, with their witch hunt, have awakened the MAGA movement [“Make America Great Again”, slogan de Donald Trump] like never before »greeted the campaign advisors again.
Donald Trump has a habit of turning scandals to his advantage. Moments after his guilt was announced, his campaign website began directing visitors to a fundraising page declaring that he was a “political prisoner”. The page remained blocked for almost an hour due to heavy traffic.
