Trump to fund reelection?

特朗普或自掏腰包竞选？

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that hewould put his own money into his reelectioncampaign if necessary, though downplaying theneed for it currently.

美国总统特朗普9月8日表示，必要时他愿意自掏腰包来竞选连任，但他也表示，目前还不需要这样做。

"If we needed any more, I would put it up personally,like I did in the primaries last time," Trump toldreporters, referring to his 2016 campaign. "If I haveto, I would, but we're doing very well," he said.

特朗普对记者说：“如果我们还需要更多钱，我将自掏腰包，就像上次初选时那样。”特朗普在2016年选举中也曾投入个人资金。他说：“如果有必要，我会的，但我们做得很好。”

Earlier on Tuesday, Trump discussed spending up to $100 million of his own money on his 2020campaign, a Bloomberg report said.

彭博社近日报道称，特朗普已考虑为2020年竞选投入多达1亿美元的个人资金。



Trump's campaign had a huge financial edge over Democratic nominee Joe Biden five monthsago but that advantage has evaporated as the two are entering the final two-month stretch ofthe 2020 presidential campaign, the New York Times reported on Monday.

《纽约时报》9月7日报道称，五个月前，特朗普团队相比民主党提名人拜登有着巨大的资金优势，然而现在，在距大选只剩两个月的冲刺阶段，这一优势荡然无存。

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee have spent $800 million on thepresident's reelection effort.

特朗普团队和共和党全国委员会已经为总统竞选连任花了8亿美元。