President Trump will fundraise in Los Angeles next week where big donors love
him despite his campaign email demonizing his LA patrons.
By Paige Austin, Patch Staff
Oct 1, 2020 1:59 pm PT
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Trump Leaves Real Patriots To Brave Hatred Of Hollywood Elite
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White
House on October 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Trump is traveling to
Bedminster, New Jersey on Thursday and headed to Los Angeles next week. (Drew
Angerer/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - President Donald Trump, who rarely visits liberal bastions
such as Los Angeles, plans to make an exception next week to fundraise for his
re-election in the city. However, he made it clear that he sees Los Angeles as
enemy territory, bashing "HOLLYWOOD ELITES" who "HATE" him unlike the "REAL
Patriots," he wrote in a campaign email.
The Trump campaign keeps its private, invitation-only fundraisers under wraps,
but according to Politico, the president will be in the Los Angeles area on
Tuesday. A representative for the Trump campaign could not be immediately
reached for comment.
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Trump may not be as hated by the Hollywood elites as he portrays. The president
does not get a lot of votes in Los Angeles, but he does get a lot of money from
his Southland supporters. In fact Trump has raised more from big donors in
several Los Angeles neighborhoods than Vice President Joe Biden. Residents in
Malibu and and Beverly Hills have given more to Trump although Biden has
benefited from more small donors in the area. According to a report by the Los
Angeles Times, Trump's elite LA donors include real estate moguls Geoffrey
Palmer and Robert Zarnegin; Jana Kohl, a Kohl's department store heir; Barbara
Marcus, a Beverly Hills homemaker; and former Dodgers owner Jamie McCourt.
Tuesday's fundraiser will be a twofer for the president. In addition to tapping
local big donors, The Trump Make America Great Again Committee - a joint
fundraising effort between the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee
- circulated a sweepstakes offer this week, urging supporters to make a
contribution for a chance to win a trip to a Los Angeles event with Trump.
"I'm hosting a very important event soon, and rather than spend my time with
the Hollywood ELITES who HATE US, I want to spend my time with REAL Patriots,
like YOU," the campaign email reads.
The sweepstakes - entries for which are due by 9 p.m. - offers a flight to Los
Angeles, a hotel room and meal, along with a photo opp with Trump. The email
did not give any details about the event, failing to specify an exact date or
location.
Trump rarely makes appearances in the heavily Democrat Los Angeles area, and
the visits are primarily to attend private fundraisers. He was most recently in
the area in February, when he attended fundraising events in Beverly Hills and
met with organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games.
