US PRESIDENT Joe Biden’s re-election campaign and the Democrat Party national committee said at the weekend that they had raised more than $90 million (£71.2m) in March and ended the year’s first quarter with more than $192m (£151.9m) in cash available, further increasing their financial lead over Donald Trump and the Republicans.

The Biden campaign and its affiliates reported collecting $187m (£147.9m) from January to March and said that 96 per cent of all donations were of less than $200 (£158).

That total was bolstered by the over $26m (£20.5m) that Mr Biden reported raising from a March 28 event at Radio City Music Hall in New York that featured former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.

The Trump campaign, meanwhile, said it had raised $50.5m (£40m) from an event on Saturday with major donors at the Florida home of billionaire investor John Paulson, setting a single-event fundraising record.

The far-right former president and the Republican national committee reported raising $65.5m (£51.8m) in March and having $93.1m (£73.6m) available.

Mr Biden’s campaign said its $192m-plus as of March 31 was the highest total ever raised by any Democrat candidate.

“The money we are raising is historic,” said campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez.