Trump Fund-Raiser Rakes In More Than $50.5 Million, Campaign Says [View all]

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Source: New York Times

Trump Fund-Raiser Rakes In More Than $50.5 Million, Campaign Says

The event, hosted at the Palm Beach home of the hedge-fund billionaire John Paulson, follows a concerted effort by the Trump campaign to close the money gap with Democrats.



Former President Donald J. Trump and his wife, Melania, in Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday. Lynne Sladky/Associated Press

By Michael Gold
Reporting from Palm Beach, Fla.
April 6, 2024

For several hours on Saturday evening, drivers on a typically scenic stretch of Palm Beach, Fla., had their views of the coast obscured by a line of luxury vehicles whose owners were mingling inside a mansion across the road.

The shoreline-blocking Range Rovers, Aston Martins and Bentleys hinted at the deep-pocketed donors attending a fund-raising dinner for former President Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign, which it and the Republican National Committee said had raised more than $50.5 million.

The event, hosted by the billionaire John Paulson at his home, followed a concerted push by the Trump campaign to address a longstanding financial disparity with President Biden and Democrats as both parties gear up for the general election.

The reported total, which cannot be independently verified ahead of campaign finance filings in the coming months, is nearly double the $26 million that President Biden’s campaign said it raised last month at a celebrity-studded event at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

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