The campaign team of former U.S. President and current Republican 2024 presidential front-runner Donald Trump announced Wednesday that it has raised over $7 million for the 2024 election bid since the federal indictment against him was declared last week.
The message of Trump being a target of political witch-hunting is resonating strongly with his followers.
An email to Trump’s supporters from his campaign stated, “President Trump Raises Over $6.6 Million and Counting Since Deranged Jack Smith Announced Political Prosecution,” alluding to the special U.S. counsel assigned to the case.
A representative for Trump, who is currently the most probable contender for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, communicated to Reuters that the fundraising proceeds exceeded the $7 million mark.
The funding for Trump’s campaign came from diverse sources.
More than $4.5 million was collected through online donations, while a recent donor event at Trump’s Bedminster Club in New Jersey contributed to the remaining $2.1 million.
“Thank you to everyone who came out last night—to Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster!” he posted on his Truth Social app following the event.
The indictment has charged Trump with unlawfully withholding classified government documents after his tenure in the White House and then conspiring to hinder a federal investigation into the issue.
Trump’s stance on the charges is that they are a deliberate ploy by the Democrats to eliminate him from the 2024 race, a move he believes is ultimately aimed at the detriment of the Republicans, as 30% of them are staunch Trump supporters.
Trump conveyed to his supporters in a fundraising email earlier on Wednesday, “They’re not coming after me, they’re coming after YOU,” a day after he pled not guilty to all the 37 charges in court.
His strategy is effective, as per the results of a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted on Monday, which revealed that 81% of Republicans consider the charges against Trump to be politically driven.
Trump’s campaign also benefitted significantly from the charges imposed on him in New York in connection with an alleged hush-money payment to a pornographic film actress.
According to Jason Miller, a senior advisor to Trump, the revelation of those impending charges against Trump in March also saw his campaign collecting $7 million, within a span of three days.
The campaign had collected more than $15 million in the two weeks that followed.
Time will tell whether Trump, who has a planned appearance on Fox News on Monday and a speaking event in Michigan the following Sunday, will continue to raise funds after his most recent indictment.
