Donald Trump poses with right-wing British politician Nigel Farage during a campaign rally at Mississippi Stadium on August 24, 2016.
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LONDON — Supporters of U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden will walk the talk at two competing fundraisers in London on Wednesday.
Donald Trump Jr and his fiancée, former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage will all take part in a show hosted by former Australian soap star turned right-wing political activist Holly Watts Republican cocktail night organized by Lance and her husband.
“This seems to be London’s worst-kept secret,” Greg Swenson, a spokesman for Republicans Abroad UK, Trump’s party’s campaign organization, told CNBC by phone.
Svensson agreed with the following reports: Fundraiser has raised $2 million In terms of donations, he added that the guilty verdict in Trump’s hush-money trial further motivated supporters.
“Enthusiasm has definitely increased after the verdict two weeks ago. It seems that those who are willing to donate are giving more,” he said, adding that the increase in donations came from both large and small donors.
Indeed, in the days after a Manhattan jury last month convicted the former president of 34 felony counts, the Trump campaign said it Donated US$141 million.
The Trump event will be held at a private residence in Chelsea or Knightsbridge, with tickets priced up to $100,000, according to a copy of the invitation seen by CNBC. Other tickets start at $10,000 and are limited to U.S. citizens and U.S. permanent residents.
Nonetheless, it is reported that populist politician Farage, who ran in the UK general election last week as leader of the Reform Party, and Lord Matthew Elliott, the former chief executive of the Brexit campaign group Vote Leave, will join other appointments. 100 people attended together. Financial Times and protector.
Svensson said Trump would not attend in person and was expected to “interject” via video link.
Organizer Candy and Vallance – who is reportedly a US green card holder herself – attended a UK Reform rally last week following what she described as encourage Farage rejoins political campaign. The two have been apparently linked to Trump and Farage since at least April 2022, when Farage Tweet A group photo taken after dining at Mar-a-Lago.
Australian model Holly Valance attends the ceremony as honorary chair and newly appointed leader of the right-wing populist party Reform UK ahead of the UK general election on July 4, 2024 Nigel Farage’s speech at a campaign meeting.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour will host a dinner organized by the Democratic campaign team. according to Report.
The Democratic campaign did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for more details about the event.
However, Sharon Manitta, global press secretary for Democrats Abroad, the official international arm of the Democratic Party, said the Biden event is expected to cost about $1,000 per plate.
Democrats Abroad operates separately from Democratic campaigns. The former is also hosting a separate comedy night fundraiser in London’s Greenwich on Wednesday.
“It was just a fluke that it all happened on the same night,” Manitta told CNBC by phone.
Manitta said tickets for the event, which includes comedians such as Eric McElroy, are more modestly priced at $40 to $50.
“We may pass around a bucket of water, but the most important thing is that the person who bought the ticket has a good time. We all need a little laugh right now,” she added.
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