Campaign contributions to former President Donald Trump totaled $45.5 million for the third quarter of 2023.
That’s more than triple the $15 million that went to his nearest Republican rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to figures that the candidates’ campaigns released.
Both candidates’ campaigns said these totals “shattered” expectations.
President Trump’s campaign receipts quadrupled the $11 million contributed to the third-ranking candidate, Nikki Haley, who formerly served as South Carolina’s governor and a United Nations ambassador.The candidates’ campaigns disclosed the figures publicly in advance of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) third-quarter fundraising filing deadline, Oct. 15. The third quarter ran July 1 through Sept. 30.
The Epoch Times was unable to obtain advance figures for the fourth-place Republican hopeful, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy.President Trump’s third-quarter total was $10 million more than the $35 million raised during the second quarter, his campaign said.
