Vice-President Kamala Harris of the United States has raised more than $81 million, a day after President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race.
The amount is believed to be the largest 24-hour fundraising in the history of the US presidential campaign.
Former President Donald Trump, who is the Republican Party candidate, raised more than $50 million in 24 hours after his felony conviction in the New York hush money trial.
Biden gathered $38 million in four days after his “unimpressive” debate performance against Trump.
Harris’ new total features donations from hundreds of thousands of first-time donors, the campaign said.
The donations breathe hope into a deflated Democratic Party facing a shaky road to re-election after weeks of trying to get Biden to give up the ticket.
The 81-year-old had insisted he would remain in the race despite growing concerns about his capacity to run the race.
