Donald Trump Campaign Reports Raising $80 Million in July

Donald Trump's campaign announced Wednesday that $80 million had been raised in July between fundraising done by the campaign and efforts by the Republican National Committee and state parties — a major uptick that coincided with the Republican convention in Cleveland, but one that still puts him $10 million behind Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

The campaign said in a press release that of the $80 million raised, approximately $64 million came through its digital and direct mail operations with the RNC, which is significantly higher then what Trump told supporters on Monday in Ohio when he said the campaign had raised $35.8 million directly.

However, until Trump files his monthly report with the Federal Election Commission, it's unclear how much of that sum will find its way into the Trump campaign coffers and how much will go to the RNC and state parties.

Still, the Trump campaign saw July's totals as a net-positive and a reflection of numerous small donors akin to Bernie Sanders, rather than big dollar donors that Clinton tends to attract.

"We are extremely proud of our 69% growth in small dollar donations which shows the broad based support of over one million donors across America," Trump campaign finance chairman Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.

"The results from this month show the enthusiastic movement the campaign has created since we started our online fundraising efforts in June," the campaign said in a statement. "The campaign very much appreciates the broad based support, and will work hard to achieve victory in November and Make America Great Again."

On Tuesday, the Clinton campaign reported that for July it raised $63 million directly through the campaign and an additional $26 million for the Democratic National Committee and state parties, for a total of nearly $90 million. The Clinton campaign also reported that it had $58 million in reserves.

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