Potential running mates auditioning for President Donald Trump’s running mate are touting their ability to help the former president raise much-needed campaign cash.
Private fundraising efforts by big-time Republican donors appear to be the latest vetting venue for those eyeing the Republican ticket alongside Mr. Trump, including collaborating with the former president’s rallies and working with criminals. It is added to the list that appears in the. New York City trial supporting Trump.
Four potential vice presidential candidates — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, Gov.; North Dakota’s Doug Burgum, South Dakota’s Kristi Noem and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy will meet President Biden 2024 for a funding shortfall Tuesday night in New York City. will team up with the former president at a fundraising dinner for President Trump, who aims to downsize the United States. rematch of the election.
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North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum (center), Republican Florida Representative Cory Mills (left), Republican Florida Representative Byron Donald (second from left), and Vivek speak at a press conference across from Manhattan. – Ramaswamy (right) Criminal Court, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Stephen Jeremiah)
The rally is being hosted in Manhattan by Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick, a billionaire Republican donor. hedge fund investor John Paulson; and New York Jets owner Woody Johnson. Tickets to attend the dinner cost up to $844,600.
The fundraiser is part of a series of high-level events and smaller grassroots efforts that the Trump campaign estimates will raise about $25 million this week.
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On Wednesday, Trump will team up with his other running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, at a fundraising luncheon in Cincinnati.
A week and a half ago, Vance, Scott, Burgum, Noem, and a handful of other prominent Republican politicians who were being considered as potential vice presidential candidates all attended the Republican National Committee’s annual spring meeting in Palm Beach, Florida. He joined President Trump at a donor retreat.
Former President Trump speaks at the Republican National Committee donor camp in Palm Beach, Florida, on May 4, 2024, joined by Republican leaders, allies and potential 2024 presidential candidates. (2024 Donald Trump campaign)
Many of these fundraisers also include big-time Republican donors who aren’t committed to Trump.
“Mr. Trump and his team are paying close attention to who is activating the donor network on behalf of the former president. They are paying close attention to who appears at events with Mr. Trump’s existing donors. They’re not really interested in who’s bringing in new donors,”’ one Trump ally, who requested anonymity to speak more freely, told Fox News.
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Scott, who is meeting with major donors on behalf of the Trump campaign, told Fox News Digital last week that his message to donors was: “Four more years of Donald Trump are good for the economy. But more importantly, it’s good for America’s future.”
Scott ran for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination along with Burgum and Ramaswamy, but later withdrew from the race and supported Trump.
Former President Trump speaks to reporters during a break in his criminal trial on May 13, 2024 in New York City. (Seth Wenig/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
The former president is attending a fundraiser in New York City after spending the day in a lower Manhattan courtroom. Trump is making history as the first former or current president to be tried in a criminal case.
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This trial is attracting potential running mates. Mr. Vance appeared in court Monday in support of Mr. Trump. Mr. Burgum, Mr. Ramaswamy and another candidate, Rep. Bryon Donald of Florida, were in attendance Tuesday.
“We are here today because of this court circus,” Burgum told reporters on Tuesday.
Trump’s political allies say they don’t expect the former president to decide on a running mate until much closer to the Republican National Convention, which begins July 15 in Milwaukee.
FOX News’ Kellyanne Jones and Brandon Gillespie contributed to this report
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