FAIRFIELD, Iowa (AP) — The Latest on Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke (all times local):

8:35 p.m.

Democratic presidential contender Beto O'Rourke is acknowledging mistakes he made as a teen and as a candidate as he responds to criticism of his campaign rhetoric toward his wife as well as writings he produced online as a teenager.

While taping the "Political Party Live" podcast in Iowa on Friday, he said his joke that his wife had raised their three kids "sometimes with my help" was a "ham-handed" attempt to highlight her work. He said that criticism of his comment was "right on" and that he won't make the remark again.

He also said he was "mortified" by the violent fiction he wrote as at 15. O'Rourke wrote a handful of posts on a hacker group's message board, including a fictional piece about children getting run over by a car.

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3:20 p.m.

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke says he's not ready to release his fundraising numbers since entering the 2020 race.

When asked Friday outside a campaign stop in Fairfield, Iowa, when he'd share his numbers, he said, "Soon."

He says: "I don't have a definite plan. We're not ready to release them now."

The former Texas congressman entered the 2020 presidential race Thursday. He raised an eye-popping $80 million in grassroots donations in his failed U.S. Senate race in Texas against Republican Ted Cruz last year, all while largely avoiding money from political action committees.

So far, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has set the pace for grassroots donations in 2020, pulling in $6 million during his first day as a candidate.

Asked if he thought he would top Sanders, O'Rourke said only, "We'll see."