Trump campaign raises hefty $210 million in August, but it’s well short of Biden’s record haul

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign and its joint Republican committees raised $210 million in August, a monthly record for Trump but far short of the $364 million raised by Trump’s opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, during the same period.

“The Trump campaign will have all the resources we need to spread the message of President Trump’s incredible record of achievement, on the ground and on the air,” said Trump’s campaign manager Bill Stepien in a statement on the August numbers.

Stepien’s assurance Wednesday came as both Trump campaign strategists and top GOP donors are confronting the harsh reality of the campaign’s financial situation relative to Trump’s standing in the polls.

So far this year, the Trump campaign has spent more than $800 million, including millions of dollars of strategically questionable expenses, according to a recent New York Times probe of the campaign’s spending.

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