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Trump ends fundraisers for GOP campaign

WASHINGTON, Oct 25 (KUNA) -- Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has ended his high-dollar fundraising operation for the rest of the Republican Party (GOP) campaign.
This unusual move deals another serious blow to the effort by the Republican Party to finance its voter turnout operation before Election Day (November 8), the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
Steven Mnuchin, national finance chairman for Trump, told the Post that Trump Victory, a joint fundraising committee between the party and the campaign, held its last formal fundraiser on October 19 during a luncheon in Las Vegas.
"But the online fundraising continues to be strong," Mnuchin said. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton was headlining her last fundraiser Tuesday night in Miami. But her campaign has scheduled 41 other fundraising events between now and Nov. 3 featuring high-profile surrogates.
The Trump campaign decided to keep the candidate's final weeks focused on taking his message to the voters in person rather than on raising money, Mnuchin said. There may be a few remaining events in coming days featuring Trump surrogates, but Mnuchin said "there is virtually nothing planned," according to the Post. (end) rm.gb