Biden outraises Trump $383M to $248M in September
Donald Trump and Joe Biden face off in the first presidential debate of 2020. (Getty Images)
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was outraised by Democrat Joe Biden in September and is being outgunned financially by his rival with just weeks to go until Election Day.
Trump's campaign, along with the Republican National Committee and associated groups, raised $247.8 million in September, well short of the $383 million raised by Biden and the Democratic National Committee in the same period. Trump campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh tweeted that the Trump effort had $251.4 million on hand at the end of September, compared with $432 million for Biden.
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Trump's financial disadvantage was once unthinkable -- incumbent presidents traditionally vastly outraise their rivals -- and poses a stark challenge to his reelection prospects. The president's campaign was betting on a well-stocked bank account to blanket airwaves and online with Trump ads. But last week he was outspent on advertising by Biden by more than $10 million, according to the ad tracking firm Kantar/CMAG.
"President Trump hits final stretch with strength, resources, record & huge ground game needed to spread message and secure re-election," Murtaugh tweeted.
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Biden's fundraising benefited from a boost in donor enthusiasm following the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bad