In the wake of a New York judge ordering him to pay a $454 million fine, former President Donald Trump held a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago. At the event, held on February 16th at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, the biggest sponsors received hats emblazoned with the words “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) and drank Trump Meritage wine. The former president took to criticizing the new court ruling during his speech.
According to Bryan Eure, an insurance broker who attended the event, Mr. Trump is a fighter and believes that all of his legal troubles are part of a larger conspiracy against him. He believes that it is not coincidental that all of his trials took place at the same time and that it is completely ridiculous. Mr. Trump’s 2024 election campaign is different from previous campaigns in that donations are not only intended to help him return to the White House but also to protect him from legal trouble.
Despite leading President Joe Biden in most public opinion surveys, Trump’s campaign has been lagging behind his Democratic opponent’s fundraising efforts. As of February 28th, groups supporting Mr. Biden had raised approximately $118 million in accounts while Mr. Trump had raised only $66 million. This puts him at a significant disadvantage when it comes to securing funding for his campaign.
In order to secure funding for his campaign, Mr. Trump has turned four prosecutions against him into fundraising tools by selling items like T-shirts with photos of his prison record and soliciting funds for pro-Trump groups through social media ads and donation pages on Facebook and elsewhere
