The son of President Trump stated his presidential campaign has raised $200 million dollars in campaign contributions since the former President was found guilty on 34 fraud charges on May 30th, 2024.
Eric Trump told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News that when you combine both small and large dollar donations since last week’s guilty verdict, President Donald J. Trump collected a combined $200 million in campaign contributions.
“As I was leaving my house about 37 seconds ago, I asked my wife, ‘What are we up to now?’ And [Lara] said, just in terms of small dollar, we’re well over $70 million. This is $21 donations, $43 donations, right, small dollar donations. If you add the large dollar donations to it, you’re over $200 million,” said Eric Trump on Fox News.
The Trump campaign emailed Republican elected officials and donors shortly before the verdict was read just after 5:00 PM eastern, giving them a “WinRed” fundraising link for supporters to donate. WinRed is an online fundraising platform managed by the Republican National Committee (RNC).
Think of it as a political “PayPal” where candidates like President Trump use to fundraise, and the RNC receives a small percentage of the total donation.
Immediately following the verdict, the WinRed website was hit with so much traffic that it temporarily crashed, posting an error message on the main page.
“WinRed Under Maintenance. Our engineers are working to provide you with a better experience. We will be back shortly,” read the post.
“In all my years running digital for campaigns, I don't think I've ever seen it overwhelmed to the point of crashing like this,” said Republican Digital Director Andrew Mullins.
“Can you even imagine how much money he’s raising?,” asked commentator and author Michel Knowles.
The Trump campaign knew exactly how much in the few hours following the verdict: $34.8 million.
“Not only was the amount historic, but 29.7% of donor's were brand new donors to the WinRed platform. President Trump and our campaign are immensely grateful from this outpouring of support from patriots across our country. President Trump is fighting to save our nation and November 5th is the day Americans will deliver the real verdict," wrote Trump Campaign Advisors Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles.
In the 24 hours after the verdict was read, the Trump campaign raised a total of $52.8 million.
“They have awakened a sleeping giant,” said Lara Trump, RNC Co-Chairwoman and daughter of President Trump.