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A supporter of former president Trump holds a flag in front of Trump's plane parked at West Palm Beach airport, Florida, USA, 29 February 2024.

A supporter of former president Trump holds a flag in front of Trump's plane parked at West Palm Beach airport, Florida, USA, 29 February 2024. Trump is expected to attend a court hearing on 01 March 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida, in his federal case alleging the mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House.  EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

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Trump to appear in Florida court over mishandling of classified documents case

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171244657125212064230.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A supporter of former president Trump holds a flag in front of Trump&#x27;s plane parked at West Palm Beach airport, Florida, USA, 29 February 2024. Trump is expected to attend a court hearing on 01 March 2024 in Fort Pierce, Florida, in his federal case alleging the mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House.<em> EPA-EFE/CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>WASHINGTON — Major political donors will gather Saturday in Donald Trump&#x27;s fiefdom of Palm Beach for a fundraising event that his campaign hopes will mark a new phase in a swaggering, high-stakes race for big money with Joe Biden.</p><div><br/></div><p>While spending huge sums of money on campaigning may not be something to brag about in some countries, it&#x27;s often a source of pride for US political candidates.</p><div><br/></div><p>And this year, raising big bucks is as important as ever, with the November 5 presidential election expected to be the most expensive electoral cycle in US history.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1VHHJ9m-Nco?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The Republican former president and the Democratic incumbent have been working to outraise each other for months, boasting about each new significant cash infusion.</p><div><br/></div><p>Biden, 81, raised the stakes at the end of March when he headlined a huge event in New York with former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton at his side, raking in at least $25 million — a record, according to his team.</p><div><br/></div><p>But the 77-year-old Trump is hoping to raise nearly twice as much at the Florida event on Saturday evening — between $43 and $50 million, according to US media.</p><div><br/></div><p>The event will take place at the home of billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson, not far from Trump&#x27;s Mar-a-Lago resort.</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;The response to our fundraising efforts has been overwhelming, and we&#x27;ve raised over $43 million so far. There is massive support amongst a broad spectrum of donors,&quot; Paulson said in a statement sent to AFP.</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;Biggest night in Fund Raising of ALL TIME!!! Will double up the Biden number of last week at Radio City,&quot; Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.</p><div><br/></div><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/4/1/for-trump-belief-in-god-means-votes-and-money-610">RELATED: For Trump, belief in God means votes and money</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>$814,600 to sit near Trump</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>The Palm Beach guest list will include businessman Robert Bigelow, who made a fortune in the hotel industry before launching an aerospace research company, and John Catsimatidis, owner of a major grocery store chain. Both are major Republican donors.</p><div><br/></div><p>Some of Trump&#x27;s former Republican rivals will also be in attendance, including Senator Tim Scott, tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum.</p><div><br/></div><p>After suspending their presidential campaigns, the trio have fully endorsed Trump, perhaps angling for a job in his administration if he succeeds in returning to the White House.</p><div><br/></div><p>According to The Washington Post, a seat at Trump&#x27;s table costs $814,600.</p><div><br/></div><p>Such astronomical sums are used to finance candidates&#x27; travel, pay their aides, commission opinion polls and, the costliest of all -- buy television ads.</p><div><br/></div><p>Biden, who portrays himself as a product and champion of the middle class, was quick to criticize Trump&#x27;s fundraiser.</p><div><br/></div><p>&quot;While Trump is raising money from a bunch of hedge fund billionaires, our grassroots campaign raised $187M this quarter because of folks like you,&quot; he said Saturday on X, formerly Twitter.</p><div><br/></div><p>At the moment, Biden&#x27;s campaign war chest is bigger than Trump&#x27;s, as the former president faces mounting legal fees stemming from multiple criminal indictments.</p><div><br/></div><p>Biden&#x27;s campaign was all too happy to point that out, referring to Trump as &quot;Broke Don&quot; in a recent statement about the billionaire, who himself is known for using mean nicknames.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a7WZ6-ILbK8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>While spending huge sums of money on campaigning may not be something to brag about in some countries, it's often a source of pride for US political candidates.</p>

While spending huge sums of money on campaigning may not be something to brag about in some countries, it's often a source of pride for US political candidates.

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Major Trump fundraiser the latest in big bucks battle with Biden

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Published Apr 07, 2024 07:39 AM PHT

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