2020 Presidential Election: Trump Campaign Raises $125 Million In Q3, Some Democrats Release Fundraising Totals

The Donald Trump re-election campaign has raised a total of $125 million in the third quarter of 2019, Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale announced Tuesday.

The fundraising operation between Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) previously raised $105 million in the second quarter of this year.

Several Democratic primary candidates have also revealed their fundraising totals for the July through September period. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said that his campaign raised $25.3 million in the third quarter from 1.4 million donations, with "teacher" being the most common occupation donating to his 2020 election run.

South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg also had a decent haul,at $19.1 million. His campaign had an average donation of $32 dollars, with over 580,000 unique donors.

California Sen. Kamala Harris raised $11.6 million along with New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker having $6 million in donations, enough for him to stay in the race.

The Trump re-election campaign has used the current impeachment inquiry against the president to raise more money. In the 24 hours since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the inquiry, Trump allegedly raised $5 million for his campaign.

In 2016, Trump repeatedly boasted that he was self-funding his own campaign and that he wouldn't be beholden to special interests. Trump had spent about $94 billion in his final push for the White House, with $66 million coming from Trump's own checkbook. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had spent nearly $132 million in the closing weeks of the 2016 election.