Reflecting her financial woes, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York has been forced to lend her presidential campaign 6.4 million U.S. dollars in recent weeks, her campaign said Wednesday.
The emergency infusion of money, which came in three allocations over the last month, comes on top of the 5 million dollars she loaned the campaign in late January, bringing her total outlay to 11.4 million dollars, according to her spokesman Howard Wolfson.
"Sen. Clinton gave the campaign 5 million dollars on April 11, one million dollars on May 1 and 400,000 dollars on May 5," he said.
"She's willing to do so going forward to make sure our message gets out," said Wolfson.
Earlier this year, Clinton said the first loan came from "my money" but in a conference call with reporters Wednesday morning Wolfson said the former first lady could tap into her husband and former President Bill Clinton's assets if needed.
Clinton's campaign raised 10 million dollars in the hours after her nearly 10-point win in Pennsylvania on April 22.
But after a weak showing in North Carolina and Indiana Tuesday, information about the latest money influx is unavailable.
Source:Xinhua
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