Donald Trump’s campaign reported raising over $160 million in September as it gears up for the final five weeks of the presidential election.
Trump’s official campaign, joint fundraising committees, and the Republican National Committee reported that 96 percent of the donations were under $200, and the average September donation was around $60. The overall fundraising resulted in the campaign having $283 million total in the final stretch of the 2024 election.
"President Trump continues to inspire millions of everyday Americans to join his America First movement and help fuel the campaign with their hard-earned money. In September, nearly 2.5 million donations under $200 were made,” said Brian Hughes, Trump campaign senior adviser in a statement.
Trump’s September fundraising haul is up $30 million from August, when his campaign reported raising $130 million, but the former president’s operation continues to face a fundraising shortfall compared to Democrats and Kamala Harris’ campaign. Last month, the Harris campaign raked in $361 million – almost triple what Trump raised during the same period. The Harris campaign has not yet released its September fundraising numbers.
The Trump campaign is also behind pace with their 2020 fundraising. In October 2020, Trump’s presidential campaign and the Republican National Committee announced it raised $247.8 million in the month of September.
Hundreds of millions of dollars raised by each campaign are going towards expensive television buys in battleground states where voters are being bombarded with political advertising.
Trump continued to try and close the cash gap with Harris on Wednesday with fundraising stops in Texas for a lunch in Midland and a cocktail reception in Houston. A photo opportunity with Trump at the Midland reception, according to an invitation, required a $50,000 donation, and a “Trump 47 chair” went for a whopping $924,600 donation per couple.
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