March fundraising numbers show Biden significantly outpacing Trump

The Biden reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee significantly outraised former President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in the month of March, according to new fundraising numbers released by the Biden campaign on Saturday.

The Biden campaign and DNC combined to raise $90 million in March, according to figures released by the campaign. Biden's reelection effort ended the month with $192 million cash on hand, a significant war chest even as the campaign is spending millions on television ads and opening field offices in key states around the country.

"The money we are raising is historic," said Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Biden-Harris 2024 campaign manager. "It's a stark contrast to Trump's cash-strapped operation that is funneling the limited and billionaire-reliant funds it has to pay off his various legal fees."

In March, the Biden campaign and Democrats raised $26 million in a single night with a star-studded event featuring Biden on stage with former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at Radio City Music Hall in New York. According to the campaign, the president's fiery State of the Union address juiced grassroots fundraising, bringing in more than $10 million in small dollar donations in the 24 hours around the speech.

Compare that to Trump, whose campaign, combined with the Republican National Committee, reported raising $66 million in the month of March. They finished with $93 million on hand, nearly $100 million less than Biden and Democrats.

March was the month both candidates officially became their party's presumptive nominees. As an incumbent president, Biden had long ago combined forces with the DNC and state parties to maximize the amount donors could give to their efforts to