Trump Rivals Are Drawing Millions From His 2020 Donors

Nearly 5,000 people who donated to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign have held back checks for the former president this election cycle—and instead have given to Republican rivals. 

Supporters of the prior campaign but not the current one donated about $4 million to other GOP candidates since January, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of newly released campaign finance data. Roughly half of that sum went to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who trails most closely behind Trump in several polls.

Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott (R., S.C.) and former Vice President Mike Pence were among the other beneficiaries.