CNN: Trump Campaign Outraises Every 2020 Dem in First Quarter of 2019

TAPPER We re back ░░░░░░░░ our 2020 lead today ░░░░░░░░ a key question facing ░░░░░░░░ presidential candidate just how ░░░░░░░░ are early fundraising numbers ░░░░░░░░ is not everything just ░░░░░░░░ president Jeb Bush But ░░░░░░░░ amount a candidate raises ░░░░░░░░ say something about the ░░░░░░░░ of his or her ░░░░░░░░ breadth of support and ░░░░░░░░ to get his or ░░░░░░░░ message out Brand new ░░░░░░░░ numbers show that President ░░░░░░░░ is millions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ of each of the ░░░░░░░░ including front runner senator ░░░░░░░░ Sanders with a 30 ░░░░░░░░ haul in the first ░░░░░░░░ for the President CNN ░░░░░░░░ Leyla Santiago has more ░░░░░░░░ from the campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ starts SANTIAGO At campaign ░░░░░░░░ WARREN I believe in ░░░░░░░░ We ve got to ░░░░░░░░ it happen Go to ░░░░░░░░ com put in five ░░░░░░░░ SANTIAGO On social media ░░░░░░░░ 2020 campaign e mails ░░░░░░░░ about the money because ░░░░░░░░ matters President Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ re election efforts started ░░░░░░░░ day he was sworn ░░░░░░░░ office has raised 30 ░░░░░░░░ million from January to ░░░░░░░░ It s the strongest ░░░░░░░░ quarter of his presidency ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ a great election SANTIAGO ░░░░░░░░ President s early fund ░░░░░░░░ advantage Prompting a note ░░░░░░░░ urgency from the Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Committee blasting out an ░░░░░░░░ mail with a subject ░░░░░░░░ that reads We must ░░░░░░░░ pace with Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ campaign adding It s ░░░░░░░░ hands on deck Official ░░░░░░░░ reports made this week ░░░░░░░░ a top tier now ░░░░░░░░ to form among Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Leading the pack Vermont ░░░░░░░░ Bernie Sanders SANDERS We ░░░░░░░░ raised a considerable amount ░░░░░░░░ money in the last ░░░░░░░░ weeks since we ve ░░░░░░░░ in the campaign And ░░░░░░░░ m proud of that ░░░░░░░░ our average contribution used ░░░░░░░░ be 27 It s ░░░░░░░░ down to 20 SANTIAGO ░░░░░░░░ to the latest FEC ░░░░░░░░ in the first quarter ░░░░░░░░ raised 18 million California ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris 12 million ░░░░░░░░ Texas congressman Beto O ░░░░░░░░ more than 9 million ░░░░░░░░ South Bend mayor Pete ░░░░░░░░ 7 million Behind them ░░░░░░░░ crowded field of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the 2020 Campaign trail ░░░░░░░░ to keep up Some ░░░░░░░░ who did not pull ░░░░░░░░ as much boosted their ░░░░░░░░ by transferring leftover money ░░░░░░░░ previous campaign accounts into ░░░░░░░░ presidential committees Meanwhile those ░░░░░░░░ money from political action ░░░░░░░░ are using it to ░░░░░░░░ voters O ROURKE That ░░░░░░░░ the way that we ░░░░░░░░ running this campaign No ░░░░░░░░ no lobbyists just human ░░░░░░░░ our fellow Americans will ░░░░░░░░ what I hope will ░░░░░░░░ the largest grassroots effort ░░░░░░░░ country has ever seen ░░░░░░░░ While no Democratic candidate ░░░░░░░░ anywhere near having Trump ░░░░░░░░ they are all aware ░░░░░░░░ the road to the ░░░░░░░░ House will require more ░░░░░░░░ and enthusiasm in the ░░░░░░░░ of dollars Clip ends ░░░░░░░░ Jake we are in ░░░░░░░░ Virginia tonight expecting Beto ░░░░░░░░ Rourke to speak in ░░░░░░░░ a matter of hours ░░░░░░░░ to a large crowd ░░░░░░░░ Earlier he was in ░░░░░░░░ a very important day ░░░░░░░░ in Virginia today the ░░░░░░░░ of the Virginia Tech ░░░░░░░░ So he has talked ░░░░░░░░ a bit about gun ░░░░░░░░ and now he will ░░░░░░░░ here in Charlottesville where ░░░░░░░░ are still healing from ░░░░░░░░ happened right behind me ░░░░░░░░ 2017 Tomorrow he is ░░░░░░░░ to continue in Virginia ░░░░░░░░ in Fredericksburg TAPPER Leyla ░░░░░░░░ traveling with the Beto ░░░░░░░░ rourke campaign Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much.”