So, maybe President Trump is more popular with the base than the polls suggest? As they say, follow the money:
Thanks to slew of fundraising emails, Trump/RNC raised $42.6 mil in Q1, more than 2x Obama/DNC eight years ago https://t.co/bGKCKXmNPY
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) April 14, 2017
Now check out this comparison to then President Obama’s first quarter fundraising total:
How nonstop email fundraising is helping Trump stockpile money for 2020:
Trump 2017 q1: $6.6 mil raise
Obama 2009 q1: -$90K raise— Matea Gold (@mateagold) April 14, 2017
Boom. Thank you small donors:
Trump's reelection stockpile grows as small donors keep giving, @mateagold https://t.co/aPAG4ANZV0
— David Nakamura (@DavidNakamura) April 14, 2017
Trump hotels are big winners, too:
Trump campaign has paid nearly $500K this year to Trump hotels, Trump Tower and Trump restaurants, filings show. https://t.co/bGKCKX5cYq
— Matea Gold (@mateagold) April 14, 2017
As is Steve Bannon:
Trump campaign reports paying Bannon Strategic Advisors $28K in January for administrative assistant/secretarial services.
— Chris Zubak-Skees (@zubakskees) April 14, 2017
And the GOP can thank Reince Priebus for the windfall?
https://twitter.com/gdebenedetti/status/853032024671694848
Join the Conversation
VIP members get the ability to comment on articles.