{"id":2262226,"date":"2024-06-07T12:26:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T16:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rakes-in-millions-at-west-coast-fundraisers\/"},"modified":"2024-06-07T12:28:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T16:28:58","slug":"trump-rakes-in-millions-at-west-coast-fundraisers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rakes-in-millions-at-west-coast-fundraisers\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump raises millions at fundraisers on the West Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-rakes-in-millions-at-west-coast-fundraisers%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2262226&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald\u200d Trump embarked on a fundraising tour on the West Coast, generating millions in campaign contributions. In response to legal challenges, the campaign raised $53 million post-allegations. Substantial \u200bfunds \u2063were amassed at \u2063a \u2063San Francisco \u200bevent, attaining $12 million. Tech leaders and donors\u2064 rallied behind Trump, \u2063depicting a \u2062shift from previous\u200c elections. Former\u2064 President Donald Trump raised millions on the West\u2063 Coast during a fundraising tour. Despite legal challenges, the campaign gathered $53 million afterward.\u200c A San\u2063 Francisco event yielded $12 million, with tech\u2062 leaders and donors supporting Trump, signaling a \u200cchange from past elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> headed to the West Coast this week for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fundraising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>fundraising<\/a> tour that is set to bring in millions of dollars to his financial coffers. <\/p>\n<p>His campaign has boasted of raking in nearly $53 million in the 24 hours after he was found guilty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-the-charges-brought-against-the-trump-organizations-cfo-part-of-a-witch-hunt-experts-weigh-in\/\" title=\"Are The Charges Brought Against The Trump Organization\u2019s CFO Part Of A Witch Hunt? Experts Weigh In\">falsifying business records<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-set-to-testify-in-stormy-daniels-investigation\/\" title=\"Michael Cohen set to testify in Stormy Daniels investigation\">hush-money scheme<\/a>, a trial that Republicans have denounced as politically motivated, and in total, the campaign together with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a> raised $141 million\u00a0in May.<\/p>\n<p>Now, a San Francisco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stacey-abrams-voting-rights-pac-helped-group-that-pushed-voter-fraud-conspiracy-theories\/\" title=\"Stacey Abrams\u2019 Voting Rights PAC Helped Group That Pushed Voter Fraud Conspiracy Theories\">fundraising event<\/a> on Thursday hosted by Silicon Valley entrepreneur David Sacks at his home in the tony Pacific Heights neighborhood and investor Chamath Palihapitiya brought in $12 million, according to one RNC member, after charging couples $500,000 to attend. The event started at $50,000 for the reception and a photo, and $300,000 per person to attend the dinner.<\/p>\n<p>RNC member Harmeet Dhillon, who attended the fundraiser, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pnjaban\/status\/1798912859981902226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> she was \u201cthrilled to see leaders stepping up\u201d to support Trump as he seeks to narrow the fundraising gap between his and President Joe Biden\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Sacks, who hosted the event with his wife, Jacqueline, further elaborated on his fundraising support of Trump in a lengthy post on social media. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy reasons rest on four main issues that I think are vital to American prosperity, security, and stability \u2013 issues where the Biden administration has veered badly off course and where I believe President Trump can lead us back,\u201d wrote Sacks. He went on to cite the economy, foreign policy, the border, and the \u201clawfare\u201d against Trump in his post.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Why I\u2019m Backing President Trump<\/p>\n<p>As many press accounts have reported, I\u2019m hosting a fundraising event for President Donald J. Trump at my home in San Francisco this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last couple of years, I have hosted events for presidential candidates Ron DeSantis, Vivek\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 David Sacks (@DavidSacks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidSacks\/status\/1798883245670707465?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div><figcaption>The conviction has prompted some of the nation\u2019s wealthiest tech leaders to come to Trump\u2019s aid, including Shaun Maguire, a Sequoia partner, who boasted about donating $300,000 to Trump. <\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a notable difference from the chilly reception to Trump during his 2016 presidential run. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBack in 2016 I had drunk the media Kool-Aid and was scared out of my mind about Trump. As such I donated to Hilary Clinton\u2019s campaign and voted for her,\u201d Maguire <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shaunmmaguire\/status\/1796293774794268747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote on X<\/a> last week. \u201cNow, in 2024, I believe this is one of the most important elections of my lifetime, and I\u2019m supporting Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Billionaire Gristedes CEO John Catsimatidis attended a fundraiser on the evening the guilty verdict against Trump was announced. \u201cIt was a wonderful dinner. It was only about 15 people plus staff. [Trump] was in very high spirits,\u201d Catsimatidis\u00a0told\u00a077 WABC Radio host Rita Cosby. \u201cThese 15 people are top top top people. Not the A-list. Not the AA list. It was the AAA list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After attending the San Francisco event, his first time in the city in more than a decade, Trump is also expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-rep-maloney-under-investigation-for-soliciting-invite-to-met-gala\/\" title=\"Dem Rep. Maloney Under Investigation for Soliciting Invite to Met Gala\">attend fundraising events<\/a> in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Newport Beach as he seeks to financially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3027354\/trump-fundraising-evaporate-biden-cash-advantage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rebound from the guilty verdict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee have long had the financial advantage over Trump and the RNC, but April marked the first time Trump had raised more money than his Democratic rival.<\/p>\n<p>Yet Biden still had $146 million cash on hand compared to Trump\u2019s $88 million at the end of April.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also sought the help of Silicon Valley last month after attending two separate fundraisers, one hosted by billionaire venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and another hosted by former Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, a former California senator, was also in Oakland and San Francisco attending fundraising events this week. <\/p>\n<p>Trump flew into San Francisco Thursday after an earlier town hall with Turning Point Action CEO Charlie Kirk in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>The former president spent the majority of the town hall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3031194\/trump-blasts-biden-immigration-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>attacking Biden <\/a>over his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-blasts-bidens-immigration-executive-order-hes-totally-lost-control\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes Biden's immigration executive order, claiming, \"He has completely lost control.\">recently announced executive order<\/a> on the U.S. southern border. <\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump toured the West Coast for fundraisers, expected to raise millions for his campaigns. Following allegations of falsifying business records in a hush-money scheme, his team claimed to have collected nearly $53 million within 24 hours<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2262227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23364752001819.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2262226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP23364752001819.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2262226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2262226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2262227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2262226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2262226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2262226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}