If Trump did substantially self-fund his campaign he would follow in the footsteps of former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, who spent $US1.75 million of his own money to help the Liberal Party win the 2016 election.
US President Donald Trump says he is prepared to dip into his own fortune to fund his re-election campaign after reports emerged showing his team had blown the huge cash advantage it once held over Democratic rival Joe Biden.
"If I have to, I would," Trump said, before travelling for a campaign event in the battleground state of Florida."We have much more money than we had last time going into the last two months. But if we needed any more, I’d put it up." He said he doubted Trump would actually spend much of his own money on the campaign, but was trying to create "a little excitement" among conservative donors.
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