The Florida governor's 2024 campaign spent almost everything it raised in the previous quarter, and only has $5 million left in cash for the primary season.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spent about $1.5 million on private jets over a three-month period during his 2024 presidential campaign, even as his White House bid faces financial difficulties.DeSantis, who is considered Donald Trump's main rival in the GOP primary, but massively trails the former president in the polls, was found to have forked out vast sums on private travel as his campaign spent almost as much as it brought in, according to third-quarter financial filings on Sunday.
The $11 million DeSantis raised in the last quarter was way down on the $20 million the Florida governor managed to raise in the first six weeks of his 2024 campaign, which officially launched in May.DeSantis' office has been contacted for comment via email.It was recently reported that the DeSantis campaign was moving around one-third of its staff out of Florida to Iowa to give greater focus to the state's primary, as well as cut down on costs.
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