--- title: Donald Trump: Opponents Mock Fundraising With #TrumpSoPoor description: Opponents took to Twitter on Tuesday with the hashtag #TrumpSoPoor, mocking Donald Trump for his struggling fundraising efforts canonical: https://time.com/4376481/donald-trump-fundraising-hashtag/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-21T15:33:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:46:01.466Z article:section: Politics og:title: #TrumpSoPoor Mocks Donald Trump's Low Fundraising Numbers og:description: "#TrumpSoPoor he can no longer afford exclamation points. 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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a campaign rally on June 18 in Phoenix, Arizona. Ralph Freso/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jun 21, 2016 3:33 PM UTC Following news that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is [struggling financially](http://time.com/4376248/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-fundraising/?xid=homepage), opponents of the presumptive Republican nominee took to Twitter on Tuesday with the hashtag #TrumpSoPoor. The hashtag started trending as people on social media mocked [the billionaire businessman](http://time.com/4376249/donald-trumps-campaign-cycles-6-million-into-trump-companies/?xid=homepage) for his comparatively small fundraising draw. Trump’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton far surpassed him in fundraising last month. Trump’s campaign raised just $3 million in May and started June with $1.3 million in cash on hand, even though Trump became the presumptive nominee in May, which has boosted fundraising for candidates in the past. Clinton’s campaign raised more than $26 million in May, the Associated Press reported. She entered the month of June with $42 million in cash on hand. Trump and the Republican National Committee, combined, raised about $18.6 million in May. 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