10.18.20 | 1:20 PM | NEWPORT BEACH - President Donald Trump made an approximately 2 1/2-hour visit to Orange County today for an early afternoon private fundraiser at tech mogul Palmer Luckey’s Newport Beach estate. The fundraiser consisted of Trump participating in a roundtable
discussion with supporters, then making a speech, according to the White House. It was closed to reporters, like many high-priced fundraisers conducted by presidents of both parties. Invitations for the fundraiser show tickets ranging from $2,800 for individual admission to $150,000 for a couple to attend and take a photo with the president. Ric Grenell, Trump’s former acting director of national intelligence, was also slated to attend the event. The $2,800 figure comes from the donation limit for an individual in a
presidential general election campaign. The higher ticket prices are legal
because the money goes to the Republican National Committee and Republican state parties in battleground states. The motorcade arrived at the fundraiser location at 12:11 p.m. and left at 1:46 p.m. Air Force One departed from John Wayne Airport bound for Reno, Nevada shortly after 2:05 p.m after landing at 11:36 a.m. Trump was scheduled to speak at a rally in Carson City, Nevada later Sunday. He began his day in Las Vegas, where he attended a church service. Trump walked across the tarmac at about 11:45 a.m. and greeted a crowd of approximately 200 enthusiastic supporters who cheered and chanted “four more years,” chatting briefly with several of them. A man in the crowd shouted out, “We love you.”
The president then left for the fundraiser via motorcade, passing a few hundred people, mostly supporters, including some with Trump flags, lining
a street in Santa Ana. At least one person was carrying a sign supporting the Democratic ticket of former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris. As the motorcade drove through Newport Beach, thousands of Trump supporters lined the streets. The throng of supporters included people hoisting U.S. flags, Trump flags and Trump placards. Many people wore “Make America Great Again” hats and other Trump apparel.
Some changed “USA” as the motorcade passed.
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