Trump raises a record $18m after first presidential debate, claims son

LAHORE: US Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 32-year old third son Eric Fredrick Trump has revealed that his 70-year old father, whose 2016 worth has been calculated at $4.5 billion by the prestigious Forbes magazine, has raised a record-shattering $18 million after the recent first debate with Hillary Clinton.

In an e-mail to this correspondent, Eric said: “Our achievement has already been reported by media outlets like the CBS News, Politico and the Washington Post. But we can’t quit while we’re ahead. We’re on path now to shatter a 48-hour fundraising record, and you could help us do it. Hillary is spending millions of dollars to lie about our movement. All money raised right now will help us fund an advertisement blitz to promote our message of a safer, freer, and more prosperous America. As I said last night, the press is closely watching our fundraising. Everything gets reported. Now it’s up to us to keep the momentum going, and show the media we’re ready to win. Thank you for all that you do, Eric Trump.”

In an earlier e-mail to this correspondent, Eric Trump, who is the Executive Vice President, Development and Acquisitions of the Trump Organization and oversees his father’s 18 Golf Clubs, had said: “Donald Trump is only $ one million away from raising a record amount of money in a 24-hour period. We’ve already alerted the media how close we are to breaking this record, and now they’re waiting to see if we can actually make it happen. The press is reporting on it as we speak.

But you and I both know that if we don’t break this record now, they’ll use that against us to boost Hillary. This is the final sprint of the election. Our final end-of-quarter deadline is in just three days and the second debate is only 12 days from today.

My father always taught me that the secret to winning is to never quit while you’re ahead. We have to keep fighting, we have to keep pushing, and we can’t get complacent and give up. This is our moment to surge in the polls to win big this November.”