Donald Trump’s re-election campaign to be a candidate for the presidency of the United States in 2024 raised more than $4 million in the last 24 hours, after the news broke that the Republican had been indicted by a grand jury in New York in the case of payment to the porn star Stormy Daniels.
“More than 25% of the donations came from new benefactors,” the organization explained this Friday in a statement.
According to the campaign, the median donation amount is $34.
After learning of the accusation, several media outlets in the United States published an email sent by the organization trying to take advantage of the news to generate momentum in collection.
“I promise you: this Witch Hunt will blow up in (US President) Joe Biden’s face,” the message read.
Several Republican officials, including likely presidential hopeful and former Vice President Mike Pence, suggested Thursday that the former president’s indictment was politically motivated and accused the prosecutor in charge of the case, Alvin Bragg, of being partisan.
The decision to indict Trump, however, was made by the New York grand jury, not the prosecutor.
At the moment, Trump, who announced his candidacy in November, is the main contender for the Republican Party’s nomination for the 2024 presidential election.
His two likely biggest challengers, Pence and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, have not yet announced whether they will compete, but both have proposed a decision will be made soon.
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