Former President Donald Trump will swing by Los Angeles next week for an evening fundraiser, set to take place two days after his first debate with Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
The fundraising event, billed as an “evening reception” with Trump, is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 12, according to an RSVP page posted by the Trump 47 Committee. The time and location of the event were not divulged.
And it won’t be cheap to get in.
Tickets range from $3,300 to $250,000. The deadline to RSVP is Tuesday, Sept. 10 — the same day Trump will be in Philadelphia for the debate.
That debate will be the first time Trump and Harris will square off in person since the vice president moved to the top of the Democratic ticket after President Joe Biden, politically wounded by a lackluster performance in his debate against Trump, dropped out of the race.
Trump this week has sought to discredit that debate, calling ABC News “dishonest” and doubting that tete-a-tete would be fair. Yet, Trump, during a town hall with Fox News host Sean Hannity in Pennsylvania this week, also tried to present himself as unconcerned about his first head-to-head confrontation with Harris.
While the debate will be the first time voters get to compare the two candidates side by side, Thursday’s Los Angeles event will be a chance for Trump to mingle with supporters — and raise campaign cash.
Currently, Harris has the advantage when it comes to campaign contributions.
The Harris campaign had more than $219 million in cash on hand, as of July 31, according to the documents filed with the Federal Elections Commission. Trump had about $151 million, according to campaign finance documents.
The New York Times contributed to this report.
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