A joint fundraising committee affiliated with Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign is teasing the first events featuring his eventual running mate during the Republican National Convention later this month.
The Trump 47 committee is holding at least two fundraisers with the yet-to-be-unveiled Republican vice presidential candidate, according to copies of the invitations obtained by the Washington Examiner.
The first fundraiser, “The Strength in Unity Reception,” will be held on July 17 when the GOP rank and file gather in Milwaukee. The second fundraiser, “The Freedom First Event,” will be held the next day, before Trump accepts the presidential nomination.
According to the “The Strength in Unity Reception” invitation, individual attendees who give $50,000 or raise $100,000 will join the roundtable while those who give $25,000 or raise $50,000 will get a photo opportunity. The Freedom First Event will cost $200,000 given or $300,000 raised for a donor to join the roundtable, and $100,000 given or $150,000 raised for a donor to get a photo opportunity.
As President Joe Biden battles against rising calls to step away from the Democratic ticket, Trump has remained largely silent. Biden is fighting to stay atop the ticket after a poor debate performance against the former president last week. Several Democrats have already called for him to step away in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris, which has prompted Trump to hold back on announcing the Republican who will join his campaign and wait for the maximum moment.
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The fundraising invitations suggest Trump will announce his running mate in the days just before July 17, the day of the first fundraiser. The Republican convention is slated to start on July 15.
Several lawmakers have made the short list and joined Trump in Atlanta during the CNN debate. The rumored running mate candidates include former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tim Scott (R-SC), and J.D. Vance (R-OH), and Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Byron Donalds (R-FL), and Wesley Hunt (R-TX).
