Pleading guilty helps, Trump collects over $50 million in donations in 24 hours

2024-06-01 15:29:33Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Pleading guilty helps, Trump collects over $50 million in donations in 24 hours
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Donald Trump's campaign team announced it had raised more than $50 million in online donations 24 hours after his criminal conviction, saying the verdict had galvanized his support like never before.

"That's more than two million dollars an hour," his campaign team said in a statement.

"Within minutes of the decision being announced, our digital fundraising system was overwhelmed with support and, despite temporary delays related to online participation, Trump raised $34.8 million through small amounts," they said in a statement. campaign advisers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles said this morning.

As of Friday evening, the figure had reached a staggering $52.8 million.

The morning figure alone represents nearly double the best day of campaign fundraising on WinRed, the official GOP donation platform.

And 30% of these donations were made by new donors.

Most of the money was donated by citizens and not businesses.

"Joe the con and the Democrats, with their witch hunt, have awakened the MAGA movement (Donald Trump's Make America Great Again slogan) like never before," campaign advisers once again hailed.

Donald Trump was found guilty on Thursday in New York of all charges in a criminal trial, the first of a former US president, for falsifying documents to hide payments intended to buy the silence of a former porn star. .

Judge Juan Merchan decided to announce the sentence for July 11.

Donald Trump has a habit of turning scandals to his advantage.

Moments after his guilty plea, his campaign website began redirecting visitors to a fundraising page declaring him a "political prisoner."

The site remained blocked for almost an hour due to heavy traffic.

The Republican likes to portray himself as a martyr to the cause, willing to sacrifice his freedom for the good of his supporters.

In April, he made the connection between his situation and that of Nelson Mandela, the South African anti-apartheid activist who was imprisoned for 27 years.


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