Former President, Donald Trump will campaign on Friday, September 13, 2024, in Western states.
Trump is scheduled to hold a news conference in the morning at his Los Angeles-area golf club before heading to northern California for a fundraiser, followed by a rally in Las Vegas, the largest city in swing state Nevada.
Trump’s morning event will mark the second Friday in a row that the Republican has scheduled a news conference, though at his last appearance in New York, the former president didn’t take any questions.
It’s unclear whether Trump plans to speak about any subject in particular at Friday’s news conference.
After appearing at his golf club in upscale Rancho Palos Verdes, Trump will head to a fundraiser in the afternoon in the Bay Area town of Woodside that is being hosted by billionaire software developer Tom Siebel and his wife, Stacey Siebel.
According to an invitation, attendees will pay at least $3,300 per person or raise $10,000 for the campaign.
Top-tier donors will get a photo, reception and roundtable, paying $500,000 for a couple to be on the host committee or $150,000 per person to be a co-host.
It’s Trump’s second fundraising stop in California in as many days as he tries to make up fundraising ground against Kamala Harris.
Even before she raked in cash after the debate, the Vice President reported raising $361 million in August from nearly 3 million donors, her first full month as a candidate after replacing President Joe Biden.
Trump brought in $130 million over the same period. Harris’ campaign reported that it started September with $109 million more on hand than Trump’s did.
On Friday night, Trump will go to Las Vegas, where he’ll have a rally in the city’s downtown area.
Trump was in the city last month for a brief stop to promote his proposal to end federal taxes on workers’ tips, something that’s expected to especially resonate in the tourist city, where much of the service-based economy includes workers who rely on tips.
He announced a new proposal on Thursday to end taxes on overtime pay.
The swing state is one that Trump narrowly lost in 2016 and 2020 and is among about half a dozen that both campaigns are heavily focused on.
The Republican presidential ticket has visited Clark County, Nevada, four times since June. Trump has held campaign events in Las Vegas three times, while his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, held a rally in suburban Henderson in July.
The Democratic ticket also has visited four times, although two of those campaign events were by President Joe Biden before he dropped out of the race.
Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, had a joint rally in Las Vegas last month, and Walz visited the city again on Tuesday.
Harris To Visit Pennsylvania
Meanwhile, Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris heads to Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania on Friday as she tries to capitalize on her momentum after Tuesday night’s debate.
It’s her second day of back-to-back rallies after holding two events in North Carolina, another swing state, on Thursday, September 12, 2024.
The expected visit by Harris would mark a stop from each presidential candidate in Johnstown in just a two-week span.
Nina Licastro, the Cambria County Democratic Committee Chairwoman, opined, “I think it just once again shows how important Pennsylvania is, obviously western Pennsylvania.”
“They’re not taking any part of this state for granted. It always plays an important part, but it’s even more important this year because we have so few swing states,” Licastro added.
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