Soon after the election, Trump's campaign began sending solicitations to supporters by email and text, making pleas for donations to an official election defense fund to quote, protect the results and keep fighting even after Election Day, the fine print made clear most of the money would go to other priorities, including retiring the debts of Trump's campaign.
大選結束後不久,特朗普的競選團隊就開始通過電子郵件和簡訊向支持者發出募捐,懇請向官方選舉辯護基金捐款,以引用,保護選舉結果,即使在選舉日之後也要繼續戰鬥,細則中明確指出,大部分資金將用於其他優先事項,包括償還特朗普競選活動的債務。