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Former US President Donald Trump has redirected his presidential campaign's focus towards Vice President Kamala Harris following President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race to White House. Trump revived his derogatory nickname for Harris, calling her "Laffin' Kamala Harris".

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But even as Trump hammers on with his campaign against Harris, he faces a key complication: a $5,000 check dated September 26, 2011, signed by Trump himself, and made out to "Attorney General Kamala D Harris."

Within hours of Biden's historic announcement of withdrawal from the presidential race on Sunday (July 21), Trump's 2011 donation to Harris began circulating on social media.

Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz from Florida posted a photo of the cheque on his X feed, captioning it: "Was a wise investment."

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Former Republican National Committee chair Michael Steele said, "When Trump wrote that check to re-elect Kamala Harris in 2011, I bet he didn’t think she’d cash it in 2024!"

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The $5,000 check is part of a series of donations from the Trump family to Harris when she served as California’s attorney general.

California secretary of state records point out that the $5,000 check, along with a $1,000 donation from Trump to Harris in February 2013 for her re-election campaign.

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Additionally, Trump’s daughter Ivanka contributed $2,000 to Harris’s re-election committee in June 2014.

The total of $8,000 in donations from the Trump family to Harris may pose a challenge for Trump as he campaigns, similar to how it did during the 2020 presidential race when Harris was Biden’s running mate.

Fox News previously reported on the details of the $5,000 donation, revealing it was made at the request of New York’s then top prosecutor, Eric Schneiderman, during a fundraiser for Harris in September 2011.

Trump purchased a $5,000 ticket for the event, with Ivanka attending.

(With inputs from agencies)