washington donald trump has raised an impressive us 6 million and received pledges for another us 4 million in his first fundraising event after emerging as presumptive republican presidential nominee a media report has said trump who selffunded his primary election campaign by putting more than us 40 million from his own pocket has said that he intends to raise us 1 billion for the november general elections which would include funding for the various senate and congressional campaigns even though he entered into two separate agreements with the republican national committee rnc in this regard trump said he would continue to put money from his own pocket for his presidential elections but would raise money for the congressional elections with the sole objective of retaining the republican majority in the us congress according to the wall street journal trump fundraiser was held on wednesday evening at the santa monica home of rachelle and tom barrack the founder and chief executive of colony capital inc a los angelesbased investment firm with holdings across real estate and entertainment and a longtime friend and business partner of trump more than 100 donors gathered to hear trump and republican national committee rnc chairman reince priebus speak the daily reported as per the agreement reached last week for the trump victory fund one can contribute a maximum of us 449400 attending the dinner and reception and taking a photo with trump cost us 25000 a person the report said to be a member of the events host committee and attend the dinner and receptionamong other perksdonors paid us 100000 steven mnuchin trumps national finance chairman said the event had 18 hosts several donors at the event gave the maximum us 449400 the daily reported trump himself stayed at the fund raiser for three and half hours0020trump raises us 6 million in first fund raising eventwatch trump raises us 6 million in first fund raising event