The
Republican National Committee (RNC) and the campaign to reelect former President
Donald Trump said they raised a combined $65.6 million in March. In a release, RNC Co-Chairman Michael Whatley said
President Trump has “again created a fundraising juggernaut among Republicans.” “While he has been the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party for less than a month, the RNC and
Trump campaign are one unified operation and focused on victory,” Mr. Whatley said in a release. “We’re raising funds and making strategic investments to get out the vote and protect the ballot.” The release did not specify which funds received the money or how it was divided between the party committee and the various fundraising committees associated with the Trump campaign. However, the reported amount in cash on hand would be a significant jump from the figures the RNC and a handful of Trump committees disclosed on March 20. The RNC and its affiliated Congressional committees, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) and the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC), disclose every month with the FEC. Some, but not all, of the Trump committees report each month. The full scope of the Trump and the Republican fundraising operations should be revealed in the middle of April. Then, the committees filing on a quarterly basis will reveal their financial activities covering the first three months of 2024. On the other hand, the campaign to reelect President
Joe Biden and the
Democratic National Committee (DNC) had a wide lead on their Republican counterparts at the end of February. In a release, Susie Wiles, a senior adviser to the Trump campaign, cheered what she called the grassroots supporters for their donations. “Republicans may not be beneficiaries of the self-interested largesse from
Hollywood and Silicon Valley elites, but President Trump is proud to be supported by donations from voters who are the backbone of this nation, which will fuel
Republicans up and down the ballot,” Ms. Wiles said.