Pro-Trump groups spent more than pro-Biden groups in the last few months leading up to the election

Groups supporting Donald Trump’s presidential bid in the United States have spent significantly more money in recent months than groups working to re-elect Democratic President Joe Biden, according to a Reuters analysis of campaign finance records.

Pro-Trump groups have disbursed more than US$25 million (R$135 million) since the businessman won the Republican nomination, on March 6, to run in the elections for the party, Federal Election Commission records show.

In comparison, Biden’s allies spent more than US$15 million (R$81 million) during the same period.

Both campaigns, which refused to comment on the case, are expected to present updated campaign financing figures this Thursday (20).

MAGA Inc., the largest pro-Trump super PAC, will report Thursday that it had $93.7 million in the bank at the end of May, up from $33 million at the end of April, according to a person with knowledge. of the group’s finances, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

According to the Federal Election Commission, Super PACs are “committees that may receive unlimited contributions from individuals, corporations, unions and other PACs for the purpose of financing independent expenditures and other independent political activities.”

Both sides have spent most of those sums on television attack ads as they try to influence the small slice of American voters who will determine the outcome of the Nov. 5 election.

Trump allies say the spending blitz is aimed at countering Biden’s early fundraising advantage. The current president’s campaign registered US$84 million (R$453 million) in the bank at the end of April, compared to US$49 million (R$264 million) registered by the Republican.

“There is an effort to strategically weaken Biden’s advantage in terms of money,” explained another person affiliated with MAGA Inc., who also spoke on condition of anonymity.

Trump’s fundraising deficit has been worsened by legal battles.

Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, are technically tied in national public opinion polls, although the former president has a slight lead in states that could determine the winner of the election.