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Trump Sees ‘No Reason’ to Raise $1B

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Thinks he can coast on free media alone.

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump doesn't believe there is any reason to raise his declared fundraising estimate of $1 billion to win the presidency and defeat Hillary Clinton. "I just don’t think I need nearly as much money as other people need because I get so much publicity," Trump said. "I get so many invitations to be on television. I get so many interviews, if I want them." Trump, who has thus far relied almost exclusively on so-called "free media," has held just two fundraisers for the RNC in the past three weeks.

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