Subject: WaPo: Trump invested more than $11 million in his presidential bid in March
From: "Roberts, Kelly" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 21:55:10 -0700

Not self-funding.

Trump invested more than $11 million in his presidential bid in March<https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/04/20/trump-invested-more-than-11-million-in-his-presidential-bid-in-march/?postshare=8391461211030359&tid=ss_tw>
Washington Post - Matea Gold and Anu Narayanswamy

Donald Trump upped his personal ante in his White House bid last month, loaning his campaign more than $11.5 million and giving it an additional $35,000, new filings show.

In all, the billionaire real estate developer has loaned or given his presidential effort $36 million. He has raised another $12.2 million from supporters, including $2.7 million last month.

Trump's growing investment in his campaign comes as he has moved to professionalize the operation, bringing on longtime political hands with deep experience in the party.

March was his biggest spending month to date, as his campaign shelled out $13.8 million. Nearly half went to campaign commercials, while more $1 million was spent on merchandise such as T-shirts and mugs, Federal Election Commission reports show.

Despite his repeated claims that he is self-funding his bid, Trump appears to be actively soliciting donations. In March, his campaign reported spending nearly $900,000 on telemarketing and direct mail.

Opponents of Trump also saw an infusion of resources last month. Our Principles PAC, the super PAC leading the charge against him, raised $8.3 million - more than it had in its first two months combined.

Much of the money came from new donors. The biggest giver was Chicago-based shipping company founder Richard Uihlein, a major supporter of Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who gave $2 million to the group. Investor Michael Vlock, husband of billionaire Karen Pritzker, donated $1.5 million. Hedge fund manager Cliff Asness contributed $1 million.

Our Principles also collected $200,000 from the pro-Cruz super PAC Keep the Promise 1. The money went toward a joint anti-Trump effort in Wisconsin, officials said.

"Our contribution is a fraction of the millions they've spent, and we supported specific efforts we viewed as beneficial to Senator Cruz," said Keep the Promise spokeswoman Kristina Hernandez.