Groups affiliated with former President Donald Trump raised close to $82 million in the first half of 2021, a surprising sum for a former president.
Trump’s affiliated political groups, which raised the large sum from 3.2 million contributions between Jan. 1 and June 30 of this year, have approximately $102 million cash on hand, Trump’s Save America political action committee announced Saturday night.
“Bringing the truth about the Rigged and Stolen 2020 election to light is critical to restoring faith in our election process and our country itself. On behalf of the millions of men and women who share my outrage and want me to continue to fight for the truth, I am grateful for your support. And I can’t imagine a more important time to elect good Republicans to the House and Senate. Commonsense conservatives were never more badly needed,” Trump said in a statement.
“We must have people who will stand for our America First Agenda of lower taxes, fewer regulations, support the Second Amendment, strong Borders, honoring our vets, and are very tough on crime. The American people know what’s at stake,” he said.
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The next report detailing the committees’ financial figures will cover the period from July 1 through Dec. 31.
Trump has frequently claimed the 2020 presidential contest was rigged without offering evidence in support of his claims. The former president has supported efforts to investigate the election results, particularly audits in swing states President Joe Biden narrowly carried, such as Arizona, where an audit of Maricopa County’s election results has produced initial audit counts that initial audit counts and the number certified by Maricopa County officials did not match.
Biden won Arizona and its 11 electoral votes by more than 10,000 votes out of the 3.3 million across the state. His lead was due partly to his advantage in Maricopa County, where the Democrat scored nearly 45,000 more votes than Trump among roughly 2.1 million ballots cast in the populous county.
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The Trump campaign filed several lawsuits alleging widespread voter fraud during the 2020 presidential election, the vast majority of which were tossed by the courts.
Trump, who remains popular among the GOP base, has teased a 2024 bid, saying in April, “I may even decide to beat them for a third time, OK?”
