Trump scales back own contributions to campaign as election nears

A little more than a month ago, Donald Trump told a crowd in Ashburn, Virginia, that he would probably end up putting $100 million of his own money toward his presidential campaign.

“Think of it! A hundred million cash,” he said. “That’s a lot of money.”

If he wants to meet that target, the billionaire developer and television star had better pick up the pace.

Since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee in May and beginning to solicit outside donations, Trump has sharply scaled back the pace of gifts to his own campaign. He’s contributed $2 million in each of the past two months, Steven Mnuchin, the Trump finance chairman, confirmed in an interview today, bringing Trump’s total investment to date to “almost” $60 million.