Donald Trump's
campaign has ended fundraising events meant to support the Republican Party's
get-out-the-vote efforts in next month's elections.
Aides to the
Republican nominee told Fox News that Trump Victory, the joint fundraising
committee for the GOP and the campaign, held its most recent fundraiser on Oct.
19 and no more such events were scheduled.
The move,
which was first reported by The Washington Post, cuts off a key money
source for Republicans hoping to keep hold of both houses of Congress.
"We’ve
kind of wound down," Trump national finance chairman Steven Mnuchin told
the Post. "But the online fundraising continues to be strong."
By contrast,
the Post reported that Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign has scheduled 41
fundraising events between now and Nov. 4. The former secretary of state was
scheduled to make her last personal fundraising appearance Tuesday in
Miami.
Mnuchin told
the paper that the real estate mogul was focusing on making his final pitch to
the voters at a campaign events rather than raising money in the final two
weeks of the race.
"We have
minimized his fundraising schedule over the last month to emphasize his focus
on political [events]," Mnuchin said of the candidate. "Unlike
Hillary, who has been fundraising and not out and about, he has constantly been
out and about."
According to
the Post, the Republican National Committee had collected $40 million through
Trump Victory as of Sept. 30.
RNC
spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said the organization "[continues] to
fundraise for the entire GOP ticket."
Meanwhile,
Politico reported Tuesday that the Senate Leadership Fund, a Super PAC with
ties to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was putting $25 million
into seven Senate races deemed crucial in determining the balance of power on
Capitol hill.
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