President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials. Among those efforts was a contest for supporters to attend a fundraiser on March 28 in New York with Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton that raised $4 million last month.
Quick Read
- President Joe Biden’s campaign has $155 million cash on hand for the 2024 election, significantly more than Donald Trump’s total.
- Biden raised $53 million in March alone, marking the campaign’s strongest grassroots fundraising month.
- The campaign highlighted a successful fundraiser event featuring Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton, which raised $4 million.
- Biden’s campaign has 1.5 million donors, including 500,000 new small donors, with 97% of donations under $200.
- Both Biden and Trump have clinched their party nominations for the 2024 election.
- Trump’s campaign had $36.6 million in cash by the end of January, with expenses outpacing income, largely due to legal fees from numerous court cases.
- Biden’s campaign boasts the highest cash on hand ever for a Democratic candidate at this stage, driven by supporter emails focusing on concerns over Trump.
- The Democratic National Committee emphasizes the financial contrast between Biden and Trump, highlighting the importance of grassroots support for democracy.
The Associated Press has the story:
Biden campaign has amassed $155M in cash on hand for 2024, raised $53M in Feb.
Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Joe Biden’s campaign has amassed $155 million in cash on hand for the 2024 election, far exceeding the in-hand total for his Republican opponent, Donald Trump.
The president raised $53 million alone last month, which was the strongest grassroots fundraising month since the campaign launched, according to campaign officials. Among those efforts was a contest for supporters to attend a fundraiser on March 28 in New York with Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton that raised $4 million last month.
“The enthusiasm we’re picking up as we go around the country is real,” Biden said in a radio interview with WNOV 860 in Wisconsin last week. “We’ve raised a whole lot of money. We have 1.5 million donors, including 500,000 are brand new, they’re small donors; 97% of the donations under $200.”
Both Biden and Trump clinched their party nominations last week, setting up a 2024 rematch.
Trump’s February figures have not been released. By the end of January, his two major committees had just $36.6 million in cash on hand, and those committees collectively spent more than they took in that month. A major driver of those costs was millions of dollars in legal fees from Trump’s myriad court cases. The figures are only a partial snapshot of the Trump operation’s finances because other branches won’t have to disclose their numbers until April.
Biden’s cash on hand total is the highest amassed by any Democratic candidate in history during this point in the campaign, the campaign said. Emails to Biden supporters that focused on concerns over Trump helped drive up support last month.
“While Joe Biden and Democrats continue to put up historic grassroots fundraising numbers, Donald Trump and the RNC are in financial disarray,” said Jaime Harrison, leader of the Democratic National Committee. “Our grassroots supporters know that the stakes of this year could not be higher, and they’re chipping in like our democracy is on the line — because it is.”
