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Former President Trump and the Republican National Committee raked in a substantial amount of cash in March, possibly assuaging concerns from some that the campaign was trailing the money brought in by President Biden.Fox News Digital confirmed Trump and the RNC brought in $65.6 million in March and ended the month with $93.1 million in cash on hand in news that was first reported by Politico."President Donald J. Trump has again created a fundraising juggernaut among Republicans. While he has been the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party for less than a month, the RNC and Trump campaign are one unified operation and focused on victory," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement. "We’re raising funds and making strategic investments to get out the vote and protect the ballot. We are going to win BIG in just 31 weeks."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-aims-level-playing-field-fundraising-battle-biden-gop-billionaires-come-to-rescue" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TRUMP AIMS TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN FUNDRAISING BATTLE WITH BIDEN AS GOP BILLIONAIRES COME TO THE RESCUE</a>"Our campaign, working together with the RNC, has been steadily ramping up our fundraising efforts, and our March numbers are a testament to the overwhelming support for President Trump by voters all across the spectrum," Susie Wiles, senior adviser to the Trump campaign, added. "Republicans may not be beneficiaries of the self interested largess from Hollywood and Silicon Valley elites, but President Trump is proud to be supported by donations from voters who are the backbone of this nation, which will fuel Republicans up and down the ballot."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-ripped-new-ad-spotlighting-immigration-record-border-crisis-escalates-trump-right" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BIDEN RIPPED IN NEW AD SPOTLIGHTING HIS IMMIGRATION RECORD AS BORDER CRISIS ESCALATES: 'TRUMP WAS RIGHT'</a>The figure is significantly more than the $62 million that Trump raised in March 2020 when he was running for re-election.February FEC filings showed Biden's re-election campaign outraised the Trump campaign by a two-to-one margin in February and enjoyed a $71 million to $34 million cash-on-hand advantage at the end of that month.The Biden campaign has not yet announced its March fundraising haul but said it raised $53 million in February, ending the month with $155 million on hand. Trump has been attempting to close the fundraising gap with Biden as the former president also struggles to pay his <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-leadership-pac-spends-nearly-3m-january-legal-expenses-fec-filing-shows" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mounting legal bills</a>, with just seven months to go until the November election.Trump is set to hold a major fundraiser at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday in a push to both close the fundraising gap and trounce a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-aims-trounce-bidens-record-26-million-haul-upcoming-florida-fundraiser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">record $26 million</a> haul that Biden brought in during a recent Radio City Music Hall event featuring former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.

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title: Trump rakes in hefty March fundraising haul as campaign aims to close cash
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content: 'Former President Trump and the Republican National Committee raked in
 a substantial amount of cash in March, possibly assuaging concerns from some that
 the campaign was trailing the money brought in by President Biden.Fox News
 Digital confirmed Trump and the RNC brought in $65.6 million in March and ended
 the month with $93.1 million in cash on hand in news that was first reported by
 Politico."President Donald J. Trump has again created a fundraising juggernaut
 among Republicans. While he has been the presumptive nominee for the Republican
 Party for less than a month, the RNC and Trump campaign are one unified operation
 and focused on victory," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in a statement. "We’re
 raising funds and making strategic investments to get out the vote and protect the
 ballot. We are going to win BIG in just 31 weeks."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-aims-level-playing-field-fundraising-battle-biden-gop-billionaires-come-to-rescue"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">TRUMP AIMS TO LEVEL PLAYING FIELD IN FUNDRAISING
 BATTLE WITH BIDEN AS GOP BILLIONAIRES COME TO THE RESCUE</a>"Our
 campaign, working together with the RNC, has been steadily ramping up our fundraising
 efforts, and our March numbers are a testament to the overwhelming support for President
 Trump by voters all across the spectrum," Susie Wiles, senior adviser to the Trump
 campaign, added. "Republicans may not be beneficiaries of the self interested
 largess from Hollywood and Silicon Valley elites, but President Trump is proud to
 be supported by donations from voters who are the backbone of this nation, which
 will fuel Republicans up and down the ballot."<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-ripped-new-ad-spotlighting-immigration-record-border-crisis-escalates-trump-right"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">BIDEN RIPPED IN NEW AD SPOTLIGHTING HIS IMMIGRATION
 RECORD AS BORDER CRISIS ESCALATES: ''TRUMP WAS RIGHT''</a>The figure
 is significantly more than the $62 million that Trump raised in March 2020 when
 he was running for re-election.February FEC filings showed Biden''s re-election
 campaign outraised the Trump campaign by a two-to-one margin in February and enjoyed
 a $71 million to $34 million cash-on-hand advantage at the end of that month.The
 Biden campaign has not yet announced its March fundraising haul but said it raised
 $53 million in February, ending the month with $155 million on hand. Trump
 has been attempting to close the fundraising gap with Biden as the former president
 also struggles to pay his <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-leadership-pac-spends-nearly-3m-january-legal-expenses-fec-filing-shows"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">mounting legal bills</a>, with just seven months
 to go until the November election.Trump is set to hold a major fundraiser
 at his Mar-a-Lago resort on Saturday in a push to both close the fundraising gap
 and trounce a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-aims-trounce-bidens-record-26-million-haul-upcoming-florida-fundraiser"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">record $26 million</a> haul that Biden brought in
 during a recent Radio City Music Hall event featuring former Presidents Barack Obama
 and Bill Clinton.The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request
 for comment from Fox News Digital. '
summary: Former President Trump raked in $65.6 million in March and ended the month
 with just over $90 million as he aims to close the fundraising gap with President
 Biden
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