Despite failed debates: Biden's campaign outperformed Trump's in June
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In June, Biden's campaign raised $64 million and spent $59 million. In contrast, Trump's campaign received $21 million and spent $10 million. However, in July, Biden's fundraising dropped due to calls for him to stop running.
Despite the unsuccessful debates, US President Joe Biden's election campaign in June outperformed Donald Trump's. This was reported by Reuters, UNN.
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According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, $64 million was transferred to Biden's campaign in June. Also last month, Biden's team spent $59 million, most of it on advertising.
As a result, at the end of June, the US president's campaign account had $95 million left over.
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As for Trump, last month, $21 million was transferred to his account. The former president's campaign spent about $10 million and had $128 million in the account as of the end of June.
It is noted that more than $5 million was transferred to Biden's campaign in the three days after the debate on June 27.
Addendum
However, in July, when a number of his Republican colleagues began calling for him to stop running, his fundraising dropped.
Reuters noted that since the beginning of the month, 35 US congressional Democrats have publicly called on Biden to drop out of the race, citing Biden's age - he is 81 - and the fact that he had difficulty standing up to Trump during the debates.
Several major Democratic donors made the same call. As a result, several fundraising events for Biden's campaign had to be canceled in July.
The Republican Party, on the other hand, raised $67 million for Trump in June. The outlet also added that Trump surpassed Biden in May, when the former president's supporters increased donations ahead of his May 30 sentencing on business fraud charges.
Recall
Politico has found out that allies of US Vice President Kamala Harris have begun asking Democratic donors to provide her with financial supportif President Joe Biden drops out of the race.
