Donald Trump Emboldens GOP Rivals With 2024 Campaign Off to Slow Start
- Former president hasn’t aggressively campaigned or fundraised
- Launch came after Trump was blamed for disappointing midterms
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Donald Trump finds himself increasingly isolated from fellow Republicans just three weeks after launching his 2024 comeback bid, as the former US president struggles with tepid online fundraising amid escalating legal peril.
Trump raised $4.2 million from donors using the GOP’s online platform WinRed in the two weeks after his Nov. 15 announcement, an underwhelming sum for a critical period. It’s only a slight increase from what he had raised in prior weeks and a far cry from his typical fundraising prowess. Moreover, deep-pocketed Wall Street donors have signaled publicly that they won’t support him.