- Donald Trump helped raise more than $56 million in the first six months of 2021.
- The data comes from Winred, the Republican online platform.
- The data shows Trump’s influence on ordinary Republicans.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump helped raise more than $56 million from online donors in the first six months of this year. The campaign financial information released on Friday showed Trump’s power in the Republican Party.
According to a report submitted by Winred, the dominant online fundraising platform for the Republican Party, the “Trump Make America Great Again Committee”, which raised funds for the Republican Party and Trump-controlled fundraising groups, raised more than 3400 during this period. Ten thousand U.S. dollars. .
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In addition, Trump’s own fundraising committee and another group dedicated to raising funds for them raised more than $22 million through Winred.
Most of the funding came from donations of less than $50, and the total income showed that even after his turbulent four-year term ended in January, Trump still maintained a strong influence on ordinary people in the party.
Trump’s fundraising committee is expected to submit a report on Saturday detailing the financial situation in the first half of this year.
Strained relationship
The Winred report details donations to dozens of Republican candidates and groups using the online platform, showing that Trump-related committees bring more cash than the two main Republican committees responsible for supporting the party to gain control The sum of fundraising is even more. Serve as a member of parliament in next year’s election.
Trump has strained relations with some key members of his party, including Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell and Rep. Liz Cheney, who was removed from his party leadership after joining the Democratic Party and voted to impeach Trump. , On the grounds that she incited a mob to attack the Capitol on June 6.
Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate.
He remains the most popular politician of the party, although he has not yet indicated whether he will run for president again in the 2024 general election.
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