美国金钱大选：特朗普已为竞选连任筹集9千万美元

The campaign to re-elect US President Donald Trump has raised more than USD 88m in the past 18 months, according to the US Federal Election Commission.

根据美国联邦选举委员会的说法，在过去的18个月里，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普为竞选连任筹集了超过8800万美元。

The political war chest gives him a sizeable lead on his eventual challengers in the 2020 election.

面对2020年的竞选对手，他已在政治资金筹措方面获得了相当大的领先优势。

Mr Trump filed papers to launch his 2020 campaign last year. In an unusual move, he launched the bid as soon as he was sworn into office.

特朗普先生去年递交了启动2020年竞选活动的文件。他在宣誓就职后就立即启动了竞标，这是非同寻常的举动。

The campaign had about USD 53.5m in the bank at the end of June, figures show.

6月底的银行数据显示，该活动拥有5350万美元预算。

The money has been raised by Mr Trump’s campaign committee, as well as two groups allied with the Republican party, Trump Victory and Trump Make America Great Again, according to election finance reports filed on Sunday evening and reported by the New York Times.

据《纽约时报》报道，周日晚间提交的选举财政报告显示，特朗普的竞选委员会，与共和党结盟的“特朗普胜利”和“特朗普让美国再次伟大”两个团体为此筹集资金。

Past presidents have tended to wait until after the mid-term elections to launch their re-election campaigns. But Mr Trump looks focused on accumulating an early financial advantage over rivals.

过去的总统倾向于等到中期选举后才开始他们的竞选连任。但特朗普看起来专注于积累早期的竞争优势。

The Trump campaign said the "vast majority" of donations amounted to $200 or less and demonstrated the "broad and resilient support of grassroots Americans".

特朗普的竞选活动团体表示，“绝大多数”的捐款为200美元或以下，这证明了“来自基层美国人的广泛而坚韧的支持”。

"We are thrilled with the continued support of so many Americans who resoundingly approve of Donald Trump’s performance as President," said his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, an adviser to Donald J Trump for President, Inc.

“我们很高兴得到许多美国人的持续支持，他们对唐纳德·特朗普总统的表现表示赞同，”特朗普的儿媳妇兼总统顾问拉拉·特朗普说道。

"The American people clearly see how hard President Trump is working to reclaim their jobs lost to bad trade deals, increase their take home pay through historic tax cuts, and make their communities safer through his immigration enforcement and initial work to build the wall."

“美国人民清楚地看到特朗普总统正在努力地为其争取因糟糕的贸易协议而丢失的工作，通过历史性减税增加他们的带薪工资，并通过执行他的移民法案和建立隔离墙的初步工作使他们的社区更加安全。”

One of the largest donations came from Andrew Beal, a Texan banker, who once clashed with Mr Trump on a bankruptcy case.

其中一笔最大的捐款来自德克萨斯银行家安德鲁·比尔，他曾与特朗普先生就破产案发生冲突。

He donated USD 339,000 to Trump Victory, according to figures reviewed by the Times.

根据《纽约时报》的数据，他向“特朗普胜利”捐赠了339000美元。

During his trip last week to the UK, Mr Trump reaffirmed that he plans to seek another term.

在上周访问英国期间，特朗普重申他计划寻求连任的决定。

"Well, I fully intend to," he told the Daily Mail while preparing to depart London last week. "It seems like everybody wants me to."

他在上周准备离开伦敦时对《每日邮报》说： “我完全打算竞选连任，似乎每个人都希望我这样做。”