- Trump holds his first rally of 2022 in Conroe, Texas, on Saturday evening
- Before that he will host a $100,000-a-couple lunch fundraiser
- And there will be a reception later for his Make America Great Again Again PAC
- It is a chance to leave behind his legal woes and connect with donors and fans
Former President Donald Trump will be collecting some serious money ahead of a rally in Texas on Saturday, hosting a $100,000 per couple lunch and a second fundraiser before he takes the stage.
The money is for a new political action committee, Make America Great Again Again.
And it demonstrates Trump’s major star appeal even after a week that saw multiple investigations close in on his business and political operations, and a poll suggested his grip on the GOP may be loosening.
Still the money pours in.
Trump is charging couples $100,000 to join him and Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for lunch in Houston, at an undisclosed location.
The Houston Chronicle reported it will be followed by a $5000 a couple reception at Lake Conroe, where hosts include Major League Baseball legend Roger Clemens and state Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Donors can pay as much as $50,000 to join a roundtable discussion
And he is expected to drop into an event hosted by his son Don Jr called the American Freedom Tour.
The visit marks Trump’s first visit to Texas in two years, to the reddest county in state where Democrats are making inroads.
For Trump it will be a chance to hammer Democrats on the border crisis.
‘Texas is one of the great losers on that one,’ he told the Houston radio station KTRH Friday. ‘The state is getting killed.’
And he teased a rally attack on Hillary Clinton, at a time when conservatives (but not Democrats) are talking up the idea that she could run again in 2024.
‘She’s a total nutjob,’ Trump told the radio station. ‘She could run. I hope so.’
The former president cut a relaxed figure this week, joking with golfers as he played a round on one of his Florida golf courses.
As he prepared to tee off, a fellow player introduced him as the ’45th president of the United States.’
’45th and 47th,’ he responded deadpan, before turning to hit his drive.
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