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President Trump dined with major donors at his Northern Virginia golf course Thursday – the same venue where he is expected to break bread with the top holders of his memecoin next month. The price of admission to attend the fundraiser for MAGA Inc., a pro-Trump super PAC, reportedly started at $1 million, with multiple outlets reporting that “host” status would be given to donors contributing at least $5 million to the political group. Details of the goings-on at the dinner were not immediately available. It appears that White House pool reporters were not privy to the function. Trump previously...

Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2021 campaign received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a fundraiser who is listed by a Chinese intelligence agency as an official, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation discovered. Gary Yu, the founder of Boston International Media Consulting, helped raise over $300,000 for Wu with the help of a Chinese civic association he leads. However, Yu — whose Chinese name is Yu Guoliang — is listed as an official by an agency of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and intelligence service called the United Front Work Department (UFWD), and also operates as a recruiter...

The Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo has staunchly defended its decision to host a fundraising campaign for the family of Karmelo Anthony, a 17-year-old Texas teenager charged with the murder of fellow student Austin Metcalf. The fundraiser, which has raised nearly $500,000, has sparked significant controversy, with critics arguing it violates the platform’s policies against campaigns that financially benefit individuals accused of violent crimes. Despite the backlash, GiveSendGo’s founders remain firm, emphasizing their commitment to due process and the presumption of innocence. On April 2, 2025, Karmelo Anthony, a senior at Frisco Centennial High School, allegedly stabbed 17-year-old Austin Metcalf, a...

Embattled New York Attorney General Letitia James is hitting up supporters for big bucks just days after the Trump administration accused her of alleged fraud involving several homes she owns. The money bid is in the form of an invitation to an event on Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. calling for contributions starting at $500 and climbing to an eye-popping $18,000, the maximum allowed by New York law, in support of her 2026 re-election bid. The invite features a photo of James framed by a circular gay pride flag. The high-dollar fundraiser will be hosted at the home of...

EXCLUSIVE: As Hakeem Jeffries treks to Los Angeles for a big-ticket fundraiser, a number of Hollywood donors are staying on the sidelines out of fatigue, frustration and even fear over the ability of the Democratic party to stand up to Donald Trump. “I’m not interested, skipping it,” one usually very dependable Dem check-writer said of Jeffries’ event Wednesday hosted by Hope Warschaw. “The Democrats are all about the midterms, great. But that’s next year, they’re blowing it against Trump now,” the producer added of the party’s leadership and its opposition to the chaos and of Donald Trump’s return to the...

Bernie Sanders .. if you get paid a couple hundred thousand dollars for a speech, it must be a great speech. I think we should release it and let the American people see what that transcript was." Of course Hillary Clinton is not only refusing to release the transcripts, while claiming to be the most transparent modern politician, but her arrangement for those speeches required video to be pulled once the campaign began.

NEW: Former Kamala fundraiser loses it, rips Harris for wasting her money on "oligarch" and billionaire Oprah Winfrey. Lindy Li has left the Democratic Party after they lit her money "on fire." Li said she was treated better by the Trump team than the Harris team who "bribed" people like Al Sharpton with her money. "They essentially set $2.5 billion on fire... We still haven't gotten any answers as to why Oprah, a billionaire, got $2.5 million through her production company." "Then they spent $500,000 essentially bribing Al Sharpton moments before he interviewed her. And this is our hard-earned money....

Establishment Republican strategist Karl Rove attacked highly popular Vice President-elect JD Vance this week for his successful Senate bid in 2022, claiming he was a poor candidate. Rove’s odd and unprompted insult came in a comment to the New York Times in an article published Thursday about Steven Law stepping down as head of the Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)-aligned Senate Leadership Fund super PAC: “There was a candidate running in Ohio who was a terrible fund-raiser and was not a particularly effective candidate and the rest of the Republican ticket is winning by — from 18 to 24 points,” Mr....

A Democratic darling and top fundraiser who had President Biden preside over his nuptials has dished out tens of thousands of dollars to Kamala Harris and other candidates — while the IRS was coming after him for millions in unpaid taxes, The Post has learned. Henry Muñoz, the finance chairman emeritus of the Democratic National Committee, had a whopping $3,497,319 federal income tax lien placed against him in April 2023, IRS records show, along with a $152,411.46 business tax warrant in his home state of Texas.That hasn’t stopped Muñoz, 64, from splashing out out six figures to his fellow Democrats...

Kid Rock is taking on a starring role at a Log Cabin Republicans fundraiser — the “All Summer Long” singer is poised to headline an event this month in Nashville for the group, which represents LGBTQ conservatives. The 53-year-old performer will appear at “Red White & Rock” on Sep. 29, the Log Cabin Republicans announced over the weekend. The group billed the fundraiser as a “star-studded concert uniting conservatives and celebrating American spirit.” The Log Cabin Republicans have also been championed by Melania Trump: The former first lady hosted her second fundraiser in a year for the organization in July....

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is heading to the Hamptons this week for a $50,000-per-ticket fundraiser in his first New York campaign appearance, Page Six has learned. The Democratic VP hopeful will be in Southampton Thursday to pass the hat around and he’ll share a stage with Grammy-winning British folk band Mumford & Sons, who are expected to perform.

After allowing former President Donald Trump to get shot in the head, the Secret Service took a new approach to security last week by breaking into private businesses while working Democrat campaign events to use the toilet.Largely unnoticed until this weekend, a Business Insider report published last Wednesday revealed that the Secret Service purportedly broke into a Massachusetts hair salon while protecting a nearby Kamala Harris fundraiser to use its restrooms. The incident reportedly occurred on July 27, which is when the Democrat presidential nominee held her event at a nearby performing arts center.According to the report, “The owner of...

Vice President Kamala Harris received a $4 million fundraising boost Monday during a “White Dudes for Harris” fundraiser aimed at drumming up white male support ahead of the 2024 election. The online event drew more than 190,000 people and raised about $4 million for the Harris Victory Fund, according to organizers, although the YouTube live stream appeared to peak at approximately 64,000 viewers. The total haul included sales of baseball caps with the “White Dudes for Harris” moniker – the group’s distinctive logo. Hollywood actors Jeff Bridges, Sean Astin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bradley Whitford and Mark Hamil were among the “white...

Joe Biden sat down with George Stephanopoulos on Friday for an in depth interview following his predictable mental collapse during the first 2024 presidential debate against President Donald Trump. * * * On Saturday, The New York Times reported that a Wisconsin fundraiser for Joe Biden has been cancelled.

On Saturday night in the Hamptons, the buzz at dinner parties and restaurants was about President Biden’s performance at a local, upscale fundraiser, and traffic nightmares his presence caused. While the president got largely good reviews — words like “strong” and “energetic” were used to describe his appearance at the private event after his Thursday night debate debacle — others weren’t so sure. One political veteran told Page Six, “Most people said they felt better,” after seeing Biden, “but some felt worse.” The unconvinced Democrat insider said that while some at the daytime event were reassured that Biden addressed his...

A plane toting a streamer reading “BI-DONE!” soared over a star-studded fundraiser in the Hamptons Saturday where the President was rubbing elbows with big-time Democratic donors. The opinionated aircraft flew from Montauk to Sag Harbor — made famous last week by Justin Timberlake’s DWI arrest — making sure to sweep past the ritzy event at the home of hedge-fund billionaire Barry Rosenstein and his wife Lizanne. Sources told The Post that a local Republican donor paid for the banner. Whether Biden himself saw the message is another story — he and First Lady Jill Biden spent the afternoon schmoozing with...

LOS ANGELES, CA — The most powerful man in America was forced to deal with an unexpected emergency last night, with former President Barack Obama suffering a moment of panic due to his Biden remote control suddenly losing connection. The incident occurred during a ritzy fundraiser where Obama was once again using his state-of-the-art remote control to guide President Joe Biden through a pre-programmed routine as he rubbed elbows with Hollywood celebrities to raise cash for his re-election campaign. "Oh… oh no… not again," Obama was heard muttering on stage as Biden appeared to experience yet another of his frequent...

A member of the U.S. Secret Service was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night in California during President Joe Biden's high-profile fundraising swing. Scripps News reported Monday that officers from the Tustin Police Department responded to a call and found that the victim was a member of the Secret Service who had fired off his own gun during the robbery. It is unclear if the perpetrator was injured and by Monday afternoon the Tustin, California Police Department said it was still investigating the incident. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi confirmed to Scripps that a member of the U.S. Secret Service was...

166,624 views 5 hours ago 2,288 Comments Jun 16, 2024 United States President Joe Biden suffered another embarrassing gaffe at a Democrat campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles over the weekend. Mr Biden appeared to freeze and was led off stage by former United States President Barack Obama. British broadcaster Piers Morgan said on X that the incident was “so embarrassing” and questioned the Democrats decision to have him as presidential nominee. “So embarrassing” he said. “The Democrats can’t let this go on, surely?”

President Biden appeared to freeze up on stage and had to be led off by Barack Obama at the conclusion of a star-studded campaign fundraiser in Los Angeles Saturday night.The awkward moment took place after Biden and his predecessor sat for a 45-minute interview with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.As the men stood for applause, Biden’s gaze seemed to become fixed on the crowd for a full 10 seconds until former President Barack Obama took his wrist and led him offstage.The incident follows a spate of caught-on-camera moments where Biden appeared dazed or confused about where he was, including when he...