RNC Pulls Fundraising Email After Trump Objects to “Illegal,” “Unauthorized” Donor Pitch

The Republican National Committee (RNC) pulled a fundraising email claiming Donald Trump wanted donors to contribute and get on his list before the next debate. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination, was outraged and said the notice was “illegal,” “unauthorized” and not true to the spirit of his self-funded campaign.

Trump also took to his favorite social media platform to share the Facebook post, which the RNC has yet to respond to as of Saturday afternoon.

The debate on Saturday February 13, 2016 at The Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina, is the final before the party hosts its Palmetto State primary on Tuesday. In a recent poll released by the Augusta Chronicle on Friday, Trump held a large double-digit lead over his closest rival Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and led by a 2 to 1 margin in a separate survey conducted by the South Carolina House Republican Caucus, most of whom back Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump lapped the field with 34.5% followed by Cruz at 15.5%, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 13%, and Rubio at 12.5%.

Trump leads on the PPD average of aggregate South Carolina Republican primary polls by 16.3%.