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That brings the total fundraising haul for his re-election effort to more than $129 million, a record amount for a sitting president at this point in the election cycle. The campaign has more than $19.2 million in cash on hand by the end of 2018, officials said.
Trump's fundraising stands in stark contrast to the wide-open Democratic presidential contest, in which as many as two dozen candidates may vie for the party's nomination and candidates are now gearing up their campaigns and fundraising capabilities.
The Democratic presidential hopefuls face a bruising and expensive primary battle, and they are far behind Trump's fundraising haul. For example, the campaign committee of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., who launched her presidential run on Dec. 31, had $12.5 million in her Senate committee by the end of November, Federal Election Commission filings show. This money can be transferred to her presidential campaign, but much of it is expected to be spent in the primaries.
The majority of the money Trump raised during the period came from donors giving sums of $200 or less, the campaign said. These figures are expected to be reported in new FEC records that will be released Thursday night.
Trump's enormous haul in the fourth quarter came even as the president's party lost its majority in the House during the midterm elections, and as Trump's demand for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border led to a partial shutdown of the federal government and sagging presidential approval ratings.
"This is a true testament to President Trump's fulfillment of his promises made to the forgotten men and women of America," Michael Glassner, COO for the campaign, said in a statement.
In addition to the Trump campaign and affiliated fundraising committees, the Republican National Committee continued to show its financial strength, entering 2019 with $23.5 million in its account.
And the pro-Trump America First operation - a super PAC and an affiliated nonprofit - raised more than $75 million in the 2018 cycle in its effort to boost Trump's policies and allies in Congress, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Unlike his predecessors, who waited until after the midterms to raise money for their re-election campaign, Trump began raising money for 2020 shortly after winning the presidency.
Still, after a bruising battle over the border wall - his signature campaign promise, aimed at curbing illegal immigration - that led to the longest shutdown in the country's history, there are signs of danger for Trump's re-election hopes.
A 56 percent majority of all Americans say they would "definitely not vote for" Trump should he become the nominee, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Some Republicans have hinted that they may challenge Trump in the party primaries. And nearly 1 in 3 Republicans and GOP-leaning independents said they would like to nominate someone other than Trump to be the Republican presidential candidate in 2020, the poll found.
Amid these threats, the RNC last week unanimously voted for a resolution of "undivided support" for Trump and his presidency.
"President Trump and Chairwoman ([Ronna) McDaniel's record-breaking fundraising has put us in an unprecedented position for 2020," RNC spokeswoman Cassie Smedile said. "The RNC is working with the campaign in ways that have never been done before to ensure we have the most robust and efficient election operation in history."
Trump continues to draw a significant amount of money from his small-dollar donor base, including from supporters giving $5 at a time in response to online donation requests or purchasing "Make America Great Again" gear.
These supporters injected millions into Trump's campaign and affiliated fundraising committees in the final three months of 2018, the campaign said, responding in part to fundraising appeals timed around the November elections, the recount in Florida in which Trump ally Ron DeSantis prevailed in his bid for governor, and Trump's burgeoning fight with Democrats over funding for a border wall, which bled into the beginning of 2019.
"I promised you that the forgotten men and women of this great country would be forgotten no more and that I would NEVER stop fighting for you," read an email sent Dec. 21. "Today, Democrats are making it clear that they value ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS MORE THAN HARD-WORKING AMERICANS! NONSENSE!"
The next day, the federal government entered a partial shutdown and remained closed for 35 days.
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