He also said at a press briefing, "I've been complaining very strongly about the ballots. Clinton had previously asserted that she had no desire to run for public office again. At that time, Trump had not yet contributed any of his own money to his reelection effort, although he was reportedly considering contributing $100 million. Prior to the rally, Trump paid tribute to Jackson and laid a wreath at his tomb. ", "Trump campaign doubles down on Biden-Ukraine allegations in new TV ad", "Biden's Anticorruption Effort in Ukraine Overlapped With Son's Work in Country", "Instead of 'No Collusion!' The only member of the audience who was seen without a mask was the vice president's wife, who appeared on the stage without one as the debate closed. "[405] Former GOP strategist Rick Wilson, noting that Parscale bought a Ferrari, a Land Rover, a waterfront house and a yacht, said the campaign's leaders "are taking Donald Trump to the cleaners". [348], The Trump campaign ran Facebook advertisements featuring fake photos altered to show Joe Biden wearing a earpiece.
[288], In June and July, the campaign spent over $2 million on Facebook ads. He also focused on topics of the economy and public safety in light of mass protests and riots. Although he had already revealed this before, Trump told the supporters at his rally, "Keep America Great!" [131][132][133] The fundraiser was the first event Trump hosted for the Victory Committee since becoming president,[131] as well as the first presidential campaign fundraiser. [337], On September 23, Eric Trump shared a video on Twitter, showing Joe Biden looking away from the camera during an interview with Telemundo. After several days of negotiations, the debate was held with adaptations designed to avoid contagion of COVID-19 virus given that the vice president had been in close contact with people who had been infected at the recent event at the White House in order to nominate a candidate for the Supreme Court after which many attendees reported being diagnosed as positive with the virus. [113][114][115] By comparison, more people attended the anti-Trump March for Truth, which was held the same day. [361] Three national polls released August 13–17 show Biden polling ahead of Trump: Fox News has Biden leading Trump 49% to 42%,[362] NBC/Wall Street Journal has Biden leading 50% to 41%,[363] and Washington Post/ABC News has Biden 53% to 41%. [47] The campaign sent a fundraising text message to supporters in September 2020 stating an “ANTIFA ALERT,” continuing, “They’ll attack your homes if Joe’s elected."[48]. [287] Across numerous other states, Trump ran another ad falsely accusing Biden of proposing to defund the police, with a simulated 9-1-1 call response: You have reached the 9-1-1 police emergency line.

[72] However, the CPAC 2017 straw poll did not include a preference survey on presidential candidates. Trump Now Seems to Be Saying, So What if I Did? [129] The previous editions of this event have included presidential campaign appearances. [127][128], Vice President Pence attended Joni Ernst's 3rd Annual Roast and Ride fundraiser, held on June 3 at the Central Iowa Expo near Boone, Iowa. However, Trump later denied sending Rudy Giuliani to Ukraine to push Biden. [417] Look Ahead America has claimed that it will not be coordinating their efforts with the president. [325][326], On September 10, The Washington Post reported that campaign manager Bill Stepien had already reduced spending on television ads. [404], During the first three months of his presidency, his reelection campaign spent more than $4 million on memorabilia (such as hats).