Donald Trump Plans to Spend More on His Campaign in Final 2 Weeks

ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump is willing to pour millions of more dollars into his own campaign, he told ABC News, amid reports that the campaign has stopped holding big-donor fundraisers and has no plans to hold new events between now and the election.

“I mean, look, I’m going to be in for over $100 million,” Trump said during an exclusive interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos Wednesday morning.

When Stephanopoulos noted that Trump has spent $56 million so far on his campaign, the Republican presidential nominee said, “Well, no, it’s $61 million. But I’m spending a lot of money. And that doesn’t include everything. I’m spending a lot of money.”

According to the latest Federal Election Commission filings, which cover the campaign up to Sept. 30, Trump has given at total of $56.1 million: $8.6 million as a direct contribution and $47.5 million in the form of loans. Trump could pay himself back for the money he loaned the campaign using general campaign funds, according to FEC rules. The FEC report does not include any transactions after the Sept. 30 filing date.

Trump contrasted his personal campaign investment with opponent Hillary Clinton’s.

“She has no money invested in her campaign. Zero. Fact, I asked her at one of the debates; I said, ‘Why aren’t you putting up 10 or 20 or 15 or something million dollars?’ And she didn’t respond,” Trump said today of the Democratic presidential nominee.

Clinton, according to FEC filings, has not loaned her campaign any money, but had contributed $1.3 million as of Sept. 30, 2016.

When asked specifically how much he will spend between now and Nov. 8, Trump declined to be specific.

“I would say a lot. I’m not going to say what. But I will be over $100 million and it could be much more than that,” he said.

The interview took place at the real estate mogul’s new hotel in Washington, D.C., which was having its official grand opening. The hotel, which is in the Old Post Office Building, had a soft launch earlier but Trump and his children were on hand today for the formal ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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