Within days, Trump raised US$10 million (S$13.31 million), according to his campaign. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The former president is seizing onas an opportunity to strengthen his status as the 2024 Republican front-runner and rake in donations from the small-dollar individual contributors who powered his previous campaigns for the White House.
Cable networks spent the week covering all of the minutiae of Trump’s arrest and arraignment, down to the movement of his motorcade through Manhattan and the arrivals and departures of his plane, branded “Trump Force One.” While Trump faces serious legal jeopardy from the 34 felony charges unveiled by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office Tuesday – as well as from other state and federal investigations of his conduct – the prosecution’s case marked a political inflection point, prompting Republicans to once again rally behind him.
Early polling suggests the indictment has boosted Trump’s standing in the GOP. Trump’s lead over Mr DeSantis in the RealClearPolitics average of polls increased to 50.8 per cent to 24.6 per cent on Tuesday from 45.7 per cent to 28.9 per cent the day before news of the indictment broke.
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