Published 15:14 IST, September 17th 2019
California: Trump's fundraising trip likely to meet with protests
US President Donald Trump is making a two-day rare visit on September 17 to the state of California where he is expected to collect millions of dollars.
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US President Donald Trump is making a two-day rare visit on September 17 to a democratic stronghold state California where he is expected to collect millions of dollars during a series of fundraisers for his reelection campaign that is certain to meet with huge protests. President Trump has frequently mocked California for its liberal culture, policies, and politics. His two-day visit on Tuesday and Wednesday indicates that despite state's inclinations towards leftward swing in recent years, re are still a lot of wealthy Republicans who support him. According to Federal Election Commission records, Trump continues to gar a huge amount of cash more than a year out from vember 2020 contest with his campaign and Republican National Committee pulling in over $210 million since start of 2019. According to a Republican official, California events will be held for two days in Bay Area, Los Angeles and San Diego which is expected to bring an ditional USD 15 million.
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California is major fundraising unit
California was an incubator for modern conservative movement that swept state’s former goverr, Ronald Reagan, into White House in 1980. Certain demographic changes and an influx of new residents to rework on political contours of nation's most populated state with former GOP stronghold of Orange County w home to more registered Democrats than Republicans. For Republicans, who have resigned to political irrelevance at state level, a donation to Trump can amount to its own form of protest. California is a major fundraising unit for both political parties which have trusted in entertainment industry and wealthy industry hes to finance ir political aims and ambitions. But under Trump government, fundraising trip has taken on a complicating dimension due to his strong criticism of everything from state's immigration laws to its forest manment policies, which he blamed for fatal wildfires.
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Trump lashing out
Earlier this month Trump showed his anger to “Will and Grace” TV star Debra Messing after she tweeted that attendees of Trump’s California fundraisers should be publicly highlighted. Also in August, he aimed at state's massive film industry calling Hollywood dangerous for country. surrounding trip will see heightened security concerns. Trump referred to California a couple of times and t in a good way. He ted his ministration is t so good with state over fuel efficiency standards for automobiles. He clarified to end California's clout in setting mile standards and on Monday he said he wants heavier cars because y are cheaper and safer even if y are fuel-efficient. He also joked about moving part of border wall in San Diego to where it would be more appreciated.
(With AP inputs)
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13:35 IST, September 17th 2019