The US president has discussed spending $ 100 million out of pocket on the re-election campaign if necessary, according to sources familiar with the matter.

US President Donald Trump has talked about the idea to many people, although he has not committed any self-funding, people knowledgeable in internal discussions on 7/9 said.

Trump sought advice on whether he should fund himself when considering campaign expenditures earlier this year, as he failed to lead Biden in polls.

Tim Murtaugh, Trump's campaign spokesman, declined to say whether there were any considerations about using the President's personal assets to fund his reelection efforts.

"President Trump's fundraising is breaking records and we are paying attention to the budget, allowing us to invest twice as much from now to election day as in 2016," Murtaugh said in an email.

Trump's re-election effort, consisting of the Republican National Committee (RNC), has spent more than $ 800 million so far, while Biden and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) spent around $ 414 million on

However, Biden and DNC raised $ 365 million in August, breaking the record a month of raising $ 193 million set by Barack Obama in 2008. Biden has $ 294 million in cash by the end of July, less than

Trump and the RNC have yet to announce the fundraising in August, but said it raised $ 76 million in the four days of last month's Republican National Conference.

Trump advisers have mixed views on the president's implementation of any self-funding.

It is not clear how quickly Trump can make $ 100 million for his campaign.

Trump had $ 46.7-156.5 million in various savings accounts, checks and money markets by the end of 2019, according to his most recent financial release.

Brad Parscale, former Trump campaign manager, has been criticized for how it spends.

Trump's campaign spent $ 40 million on radio and cable commercials in May and June, according to Advertising Analytics.

Bill Stepien, who took over as campaign manager from Parscale back in July, sought to curb costs and volunteered to lower his salary when he was promoted, according to people who understand the matter.

The AP reported last week that Trump's election campaign had largely cut back on television advertising.

During July, Trump's election committee spent about 71% of the money raised, Federal Election Commission records show, while Biden spent 70%.