Donald Trump, who originally ran for office promising he’d fund his own campaign so he wouldn’t be beholden to wealthy interests, is apparently in such dire financial straits he’s currently hanging out with billionaires, who, as everyone knows, he hates. He clearly prefers the effortless camaraderie and mutual, abiding respect of the lower-income, salt-of-the-earth Americans he sells gaudy, potentially trademark-infringing shoes to for $399 apiece.
In fact, Trump’s campaign coffers are so strained, he’s practically begging the ultra-wealthy for cash—while openly selling policy. And according to The New York Times, his cash crunch threatens to keep him off the campaign trail and away from the huddled masses yearning to breathe asbestos—who, again, are the people he clearly loves the most.
But facing a raft of fines, spiraling legal fees, and a non-incumbency fundraising disadvantage, Trump is miles behind President Joe Biden in available cash on hand, and he’s trying desperately to catch up. The Times reported Saturday that Democrats supporting Biden’s reelection claimed to have entered the month of February with $140 million in cash, compared to Trump’s and the Republican National Committee’s paltry $40 million.
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