- In the race for the 2024 Republican nomination, former President Donald Trump’s campaign significantly outpaced Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s fundraising efforts in the third fiscal quarter.
- Trump reported raising $45.5 million during the last three months, with $37.5 million available in cash reserves, as announced by the Trump campaign on Wednesday. In contrast, DeSantis collected $15 million in fundraising during the same period, with only $5 million readily available for campaign expenses.
- These fundraising figures emerged as the DeSantis campaign made a strategic move by relocating one-third of its staff from Tallahassee, Florida, to Des Moines, Iowa, with three months remaining before Iowa’s GOP presidential caucus.