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Trump Campaign Claims $7.1M in Donations Since Mugshot

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Trump Campaign Claims $7.1M in Donations Since Mugshot

  • Former US Pres. Donald Trump's 2024 campaign has reportedly raised a record-breaking $7.1M since he was arrested at the Fulton County Jail in Georgia last Thursday. Daily Caller (LR: 5 CP: 4)
  • While released the same day on a $200K bail, Trump's police mugshot — now being sold as merchandise on the Trump campaign's online store — helped generate $4.18M within 24 hours of the arrest alone. BBC News
  • Many of the items, including shirts, posters, bumper stickers, and coolers, cost between $12 and $34. Trump's campaign team has also asked supporters to "make a contribution to evict Crooked Joe Biden," as well as increased emails and text messages to donors. POLITICO
  • The mugshot was also released by Trump himself on X — formerly known as Twitter — in his first post on the social media platform in over two years. Trump's spokesman also claimed the campaign had raised "close to $20 million" in the last three weeks. CBS (LR: 2 CP: 5)
  • Campaign finance filings show that, in total, $53M was raised by the former president's team in the first half of 2023, with Trump continuing to hold a 30-50% polling lead over his GOP competition for the 2024 US presidential election. Al Jazeera (LR: 2 CP: 1)
  • This comes as Trump faces 13 charges alongside 18 other defendants accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump's charges in Georgia are part of his fourth indictment. Sky News

Pro-Trump narrative:

  • Democrats, who were initially delighted with Trump's arrest in Georgia, are now witnessing the fruits of their corrupt political project backfiring against them. By turning his mugshot into a windfall of campaign donations, it's clear Trump is mobilizing the average American to stand up against the anti-American Biden administration.
    The Western Journal

Anti-Trump narrative:

  • Trump's attempts to control the narrative concerning his legal troubles were expected, but monetizing his mug shot cannot hide the reality of how far he has fallen. The truth is that — no matter how it is spun — being arrested can never be good for one's reputation. Independents will remember this as 2024 approaches.
    Guardian (LR: 2 CP: 5)

Nerd narrative:

  • There is a 50% chance that Donald Trump will be jailed or incarcerated before 2030, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
    Metaculus (LR: 3 CP: 3)
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