President Joe Biden’s reelection effort hauled in more than $40 million in January, officials for his campaign say.
Biden’s campaign and joint fundraising committees brought in $42 million in the first month of 2024, bringing his total cash on hand to $130 million. His campaign said the total represents the largest war chest for any Democratic presidential candidate in history.
Still, the new figures come as the debates surrounding Biden’s age and general fitness for the presidency have hit a new head. Though Biden was not charged following an investigation into his mishandling of classified documents, special counsel Robert Hur wrote in his February report that the president exhibited a clearly failing memory, a characterization heartily opposed by the White House and Biden’s campaign.
“January’s fundraising haul, driven by a powerhouse grassroots fundraising program that
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