First Trump 2024 fundraiser expects to rake in $2 million — on arraignment day: report
A Bedminster, New Jersey golf club owned by former President Donald Trump will host the 2024 hopeful's first major campaign fundraiser Tuesday — the same day he is set to be arraigned in Florida, Politico reports.
Trump was criminally indicted by a grand jury Thursday over his mishandling of classified documents, but his legal trouble has yet to deter the former president from his goal.
Per Politico, "a copy of Tuesday's invitation" confirms "supporters who bundle at least $100,000 will attend a private candlelight dinner," and "Those who give less will be rewarded in other ways, including with photo opportunities with Trump and with a 'VIP reception with elected officials & special guests.'"
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The MAGA 2024 hopeful is expecting to secure $2 million from the event.
Politico reports:
Trump has long relied on small dollar donors to propel him politically. The average contribution, those involved in his 2024 campaign say, is around $30. The former president drew a wave of online contributions in late March, after he was indicted in a separate case involving alleged hush money payments he made to a pornography actress, and his team has been sending out fundraising appeals to supporters trying to capitalize on conservative outrage over the charges in the classified documents case.
Furthermore, the outlet notes "The fundraiser will go towards a joint fundraising committee that will split its proceeds between the Trump campaign, which receives 90 percent of everything raised, and Trump's Save America political action committee, which receives the remaining 10 percent. Trump has been using the PAC to pay for non-campaign-specific activities, such as paying his legal bills."
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Politico's full report is available at this link.
