Donald Trump’s campaign has raised a staggering $200 million since the former president was convicted of 34 felonies last Thursday, his son Eric Trump said Sunday.
Eric, who is married to Republican National Committee (RNC) co-chair Lara Trump, said she told him the figure was made up of more than $70 million in fundraising from small donors in the three days since his father was found guilty of 34 felonies related to falsifying business records.
“This might be inside information, but as I was leaving my house about 37 seconds ago, I asked my wife, what are we doing now?” Eric Trump told Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo.
‘And (Lara) said, just in small dollar terms, we’re well over $70 million. These are $21 donations, $43 donations, right, small dollar donations.’
The former president’s son continued: “If we add to this the large donations in dollars, we exceed 200 million dollars.”
“And by the way, Maria, 30 percent of those people had never been seen by a political party before.”
The numbers Eric Trump cited seem to show that support is not just coming from Republican voters.
The free flow of fundraising to the campaign signals a surge of support for the former president after his historic trial.
‘I mean, these are Americans who are angry. “They are coming out of the woodwork and want to support a guy who they just believe is being deceived by a system.”
On Friday, Eric Trump posted on social media that the campaign had received $52.8 million in donations in the 24 hours since the silence trial verdict was issued.
Just over a day later, that figure has skyrocketed to more than $200 million, largely thanks to the help of a single major donation.
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump raises his fist as he returns to Trump Tower after being found guilty in his criminal trial.
Israeli-American Miriam Adelson, the wife of the late casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, reportedly pledged $100 million to the Trump campaign in the days after her criminal conviction, according to The fronta half-Jew.
She and her late husband donated more than $200 million to Republican causes in 2020, and she appears set to dole out the money again by 2024.
It is estimated that his fortune amounts to almost 30 billion dollars in total.
She is the latest in a series of billionaires who have pledged to help the former president regain power.
Last week, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman similarly decided to go public with his support for Trump.
The private equity giant said its decision to back the former president was motivated in part by anti-Semitism seen on college campuses following the war between Israel and Hamas.
Miriam Adelson, wife of the late Las Vegas Sands Corporation CEO and Republican mega-donor Sheldon Adelson, listens as President Donald Trump speaks at the American Israel Council National Summit in Hollywood, Florida
US President Donald Trump presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Miriam Adelson at the White House in 2018
Schwarzman (center) briefly served as White House Director of Strategic Initiatives.
“The dramatic rise in anti-Semitism has led me to focus on the consequences of the upcoming election with greater urgency,” he told Axios in a statement.
“I share the concern of most Americans that our economic, immigration and foreign policies are taking the country in the wrong direction.”
“In addition, I will support Republican Senate candidates and other Republicans across the ticket,” his statement continued.
Schwarzman said his attempt to endorse Trump in 2023 is a “vote for change.”
The RNC and Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
