Donald Trump has claimed he has raised $10 million for his campaign in the five days since he was indicted by a New York grand jury — the most lucrative fundraising period to date.
“Since news of the indictment broke, I’ve learned that our campaign raised more than $10,000,000,” Trump said last night after his rousing 25-minute speech to supporters at Mar-a-Lago just hours after he was indicted. in a Manhattan court.
Trump aide Jason Miller, who tweeted earlier on Tuesday that his boss had raised more than $8 million since Thursday’s indictment, appeared to confirm via Twitter that the total donation amount passed the $10 million mark last night.
Yet the former president still begged his supporters to keep the money flowing after claiming he would spend hundreds of millions to fight the lawsuit and clear his name.
“If you’re in a bad way, like many of you, don’t send anything. If you’re doing well, which has been made possible by the great policies of the Trump administration, send your contribution to donaldjtrump.com,” he stated through his Truth Social network.
It came as his campaign sent out marketing emails to subscribers flogging a t-shirt with a mock-up mugshot of Trump following his arraignment yesterday.
Former US President Donald Trump departs after speaking at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida on April 4, 2023 his appearance in court for an alleged “hush-money” payment.
Trump pleaded with his supporters to donate more money to his campaign last night, while his aide Jason Miller appeared to confirm his boss’s claim that $10 million had been raised for the campaign fund since the indictment on Thursday
Former President Donald Trump will appear in court in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 for his arraignment. Trump surrendered to authorities before facing criminal charges over a hush money payment to a porn actor during his 2016 campaign.
NO mugshot YET, but that doesn’t stop Trump from fundraising using a fake photo as the former president’s campaign claims $10 million in donations since indictment in Manhattan
In another e-mail to supporters yesterday, Trump said, “You are the reason I could NEVER give up on our mission to save America — no matter how mean and mean the attacks once got.”
Claims that his campaign raised $10 million in just five days could not be immediately verified because fundraising data is not recorded with federal authorities until the end of each quarter.
But in recent days, the campaign said it had received a flurry of small donations — a quarter of them first-time donors, averaging $34 each.
Trump, who was impeached twice by the US House but never convicted in the US Senate, is the first former president to face criminal charges.
The former reality TV star has hyped that story to his political advantage, raking in millions of dollars since indictment over claims of a “witch hunt.”
A conviction would not prevent Trump from running for president or winning it in 2024.
Jason Miller, a member of Trump’s entourage who came up with the campaign, tweeted that his boss raised $7 million over the weekend, plus another $1.1 million on Monday
“Donald Trump is Tupac, Donald Trump is Biggie Smalls… he’s better than Tupac. I’m on the East Coast, so I like Biggie,” Alina Habba told the podcast “The Benny Show.”
Meanwhile, a former Trump attorney compared the former president to hip-hop artists Tupac and The Notorious BIG, arguing that the criminal charges against him will only boost his profile.
Alina Habba told the podcast “The Benny Show” earlier this week that Trump’s popularity would skyrocket, just as Tupac and Biggie’s record sales skyrocketed after they were arrested.
“Donald Trump is Tupac, Donald Trump is Biggie Smalls… he’s better than Tupac. I live on the East Coast, so I like Biggie,” Habba said.
Tupac’s sister Set Shakur told later TMZ that Habba’s comments were “blasphemous,” adding, “My brother was measured by his integrity, his principles, and personal and collective responsibility.”
She pointed out that her brother took some responsibility for his actions during his 1994 sexual assault trial, admitting that he “got so involved in my career that I didn’t see this coming.” I’m not ashamed, I feel no shame,” adding that she didn’t see Trump doing the same.