Trump campaign says it set a new online fundraising record after the debate
The Trump campaign seems to be calling Thursday's debate a win, at least as far as fundraising is concerned.
In a Friday morning press release following the final presidential debate, Trump's campaign deemed an unspecified time surrounding the debate "the re-election effort's largest digital fundraising day ever." It and the Republican National Committee's combined fundraising arm brought in $26 million during that time, propelling the Trump campaign to mark October its "largest online fundraising month ever," the release said. Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien told reporters on a call that it was the best fundraising day of both this and the 2016 Trump campaign.
RNC and Trump Campaign Announce $26 Million Raised Around Presidential Debate
Massive Haul Includes Trump Victory’s Largest Digital Fundraising Day Ever#Trump2020 #LeadRight pic.twitter.com/AJYOLQJheo
— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) October 23, 2020
The Biden campaign hasn't announced what it raised around this debate. Its previous single-day record was the $24.1 million it raised surrounding the previous debate.
The Trump campaign was in serious need of fundraising after its third quarter records showed it with just $63 million in the bank, out of what used to be a more than $1 billion war chest.
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