Former President Donald Trump canceled a rally in North Carolina on Saturday due to severe weather.
Meanwhile in Charlotte, North Carolina, Saturday afternoon, Trump fundraised with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, who was previously the North Carolina Republican Party’s chairman, as well as Trump’s daughter-in-law and RNC Co-chair Lara Trump.
After the fundraiser, Trump was scheduled to head over to the rally in Wilmington but it was canceled at the last minute due to inclement weather.
“I’m so sad — I’m in North Carolina right now and waiting to go in, but they say the weather is really getting bad.
The North Carolina fundraiser comes on the heels of Democratic North Carolina Gov.
Both Biden and Harris campaigned in North Carolina last month, highlighting their health care messaging.
Broyhill, one of the co-hosts of the Trump fundraiser, however, told ABC News that North Carolina is a GOP stronghold, claiming Republicans success in down ballot seats.
“There is no chance in hell that Joe Biden is going to come close to winning North Carolina.”
Due to inclement weather, former President Donald Trump postponed his rally in North Carolina on Saturday.
“Our goal is to ensure everyone’s safety. In a live phone call broadcast to the attendees of the Wilmington rally, Trump stated, “That’s the most important thing.” He continued, saying that they would “just do a rain check.”. “.
The Aero Center Wilmington was to be the site of the outdoor rally. The announcement was made about half an hour before Trump was supposed to speak at 7 p.m. m. EST. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for the area on Saturday evening by the National Weather Service.
Since the criminal trial in New York began earlier this week, this would have been his first campaign rally. In the matter, Trump has refuted any misconduct.
On Saturday, he and Melania Trump hosted opposing fundraisers in two different states: in the afternoon, the former first lady raised money for a conservative LGBT organization at the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, while the former president raised money for his campaign and the Republican Party in North Carolina ahead of the now-canceled rally.
It was an unusual appearance at a fundraising event, particularly for Melania Trump, who has mostly avoided the former president’s campaign trail this election cycle and has only rarely been spotted at private events at his properties.
Her most recent public appearances were at a significant Palm Beach fundraiser for Trump and the Republicans earlier this month, where they raised over $50 million, and at a Palm Beach polling place where the former president cast his ballot in the Florida Republican primary last month.
She was the main speaker at the fundraiser for Log Cabin Republicans, the biggest nonprofit 501(c)4 in the US that represents conservative LGBT people.
Numerous well-known Republican donors and ardent supporters of Donald Trump, including former U.S. S. Richard Grenell, a former acting director of national intelligence during the Trump administration, was also acting ambassador to Germany. He was the country’s first openly gay person to hold a Cabinet-level position.
Along with Bill White and his spouse Bryan Eure, co-hosts included the former president of the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum and a dedicated fundraiser for the former president.
In addition, Dr. Mehmet Oz, a former Pennsylvania senatorial candidate backed by President Trump but ultimately defeated by Democratic Sen. According to a source and the fundraiser’s invitation, the candidates running for general president in 2022 are John Fetterman, Elizabeth Ailes, the widow of Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, Saul Fox, a longtime Republican donor, and Deborah Magowan, the wife of former Giants Chairman Peter Magowan.
The invitation stated that each ticket was $10,000.
Melania Trump “will launch the most aggressive campaign we’ve ever seen from Republicans to win support from gay and lesbian Americans,” Grenell wrote on X ahead of the fundraiser on Saturday morning. ****.
Grenell wrote, applauding the US as the defender of liberty and freedom and endorsing Donald Trump, saying, “We have largely achieved equality in America for gays.”.
He went on, “He is the best candidate for our security, prosperity, and safety.”. He views you as being on par with everyone else; it is up to you to be successful, responsible, and diligent. Anyone who tries to control you by telling you that being gay means you are oppressed in America or that you require special side agreements. Escape their manipulatives that resemble a cult. “.”.
He went on, “You can be anything you want to be in America,” and predicted that Trump would garner a sizable portion of the gay vote in 2024.
The event sold out in less than 36 hours, according to the fundraiser’s organizer, and more than $1 million has already been raised. Some donors have even contributed even though they were unable to attend.
About seventy individuals from various states in the United States, including California, New York, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, and Washington, D.C. – were anticipated to attend the function, according to the organizer.
The organizer told ABC News, “It is an honor for the conservative Republican gay community that the first lady has chosen this as her first campaign event.”. “Absolutely refutes the false narrative about the Trump administration that Biden and the Democrats have propagated.”. ****.
The organizer went on, “Trump has expanded the Republican base of all kinds of minorities unlike any other Republican has.”. “How this money will be used to inform voters about President Trump’s past and support him in winning over the LGBT community in swing states is clearly laid out in The Log Cabin’s plan. ****.
After three years under the Biden administration, Eure, SVP at insurance brokerage firm WillisTowersWatson, expressed gratitude to the former first lady and stated that many gay voters are worried about their future.
Speaking about his and his husband White’s nearly 13-year legal marriage, Eure stated, “Gay voters are no longer one issue voters.”. He continued, saying that both Biden and Trump are running for a second term in the 2024 election. “We know what we are getting with both of these candidates—the only question to ask is were you better off with Trump or Biden?” he said. For us, there is only one option, and that is President Trump. ****.
Over the years, Melania Trump has stayed close to Log Cabin Republicans. In 2021, she was the main speaker at their annual gala at Mar-a-Lago and was given the organization’s Spirit of Lincoln award for her work “championing a more inclusive Republican Party” and “helping children reach their full potential.”. “We are fighting for the gay community, and we are fighting and fighting hard,” declared Donald Trump to the crowd at the 2022 Spirit of Lincoln gala hosted by Log Cabin Republicans at Mar-a-Lago. “.
While this was going on, on Saturday afternoon in Charlotte, North Carolina, Trump participated in a fundraising event alongside RNC Co-Chair Lara Trump and her daughter-in-law, Michael Whatley, the former chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party.
The event’s invitation and organizer stated that the fundraiser was expected to raise at least $5 million. Tickets ranged from $5,000 per couple for general admission to $250,000 per couple to be on the host committee. A roundtable would set you back $100,000 per couple, while a picture opportunity with the former president would set you back $25,000.
The RNC, 40 other state GOP committees, the Trump campaign, and his Save America PAC—which has paid for a large portion of Trump’s legal expenses—will all receive a portion of the funds raised from this fundraiser.
Notable co-hosts of the fundraiser included Army veteran Scott Greenblatt, who owns a veterans claims consulting business, and North Carolina’s National Committeeman Ed Broyhill, who served as Trump’s North Carolina Finance Committee chair in 2016.
Trump was supposed to attend the Wilmington rally after the fundraiser, but bad weather forced a last-minute cancellation.
It appears that there is a significant storm with thunder and lightning. Trump said to the crowd, “If it’s okay with you, we’ll just have to do a rain check.”. “I’m waiting to go in here in North Carolina right now, but they say the weather is really getting bad. I’m so sad.”. It’s seriously getting worse. As a result, we are dependent on the weather service. ****.
Following Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper asserting that even though Trump carried the state in both 2016 and 2020, President Joe Biden can win. During their campaigns in North Carolina last month, Biden and Harris focused heavily on health care issues.
But according to Broyhill, one of the co-hosts of the Trump fundraiser, North Carolina is a GOP bastion, with Republicans winning down-ballot seats.
“I’m not sure what people mean when they say this state is purple,” stated Broyhill. Joe Biden will not have the slightest chance of winning North Carolina. “.”.
Regarding the impending fundraiser, Broyhill stated, “quite a few major donors are flying in, and once they arrive, their expectations will far surpass 5 million.”.
