A spokesperson for Donald Trump acknowledged Monday that the Republican presidential front-runner may solicit for campaign donations in a potential general election matchup rather than largely self-funding his campaign, as he does done during the primary.
Spokeswoman Katrina Pierson told CNN Monday afternoon that Trump is “absolutely” leaving the door open to doing so, especially if he ends up facing off against Hillary Clinton.
“Well, Mr. Trump hasn’t decided yet. He is looking at options. A lot of people want to invest in the campaign. They believe in the campaign. They believe in his vision and his ideas, and they want to see his policies move forward. So Mr. Trump’s going to have to make that decision when we get there.
He’s definitely going to self-fund throughout the primary, and that’s the important part here,” Pierson said, saying the other candidates in the race are “heavily funded” by special interests. “But to secure the presidency, he might be considering opening up to other sources of funding just because people want to be invested in Mr. Trump, his campaign and his ideas.”
When pressed if he’s considering keeping the door open to soliciting campaign contributions by host Wolf Blitzer, Pierson responded “absolutely.”
Trump has loaned his campaign over $24 million while taking in about $9 million in contributions, much of it coming from people buying merchandise, including the famed “Make American Great Again” hats.
