Republican candidate Donald Trump and his campaign will host a donor retreat next week in Palm Beach, Fla., with prominent Republicans who have been seen as his potential vice presidential candidate.
Senators Marco Rubio of Florida and Tim Scott of South Carolina; North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem; and Reps. Elise Stefanik of New York and Byron Donalds of Florida are expected to appear, according to an invitation obtained by Bloomberg News.
About 400 donors to Trump’s political operation are expected to attend the May 3-5 event, according to a person familiar with the planning.
The retirement was first reported by Politico.
The weekend will mark a change of pace for Trump, who has spent much of his past two weeks in a Manhattan courtroom over alleged secret payments to an adult film actress. The event also gives his campaign an opportunity to call on major donors to give more money.
Trump has struggled to keep up with President Joe Biden’s fundraising pace as some major Republican donors have refused to support his campaign and legal costs have strained his operation’s finances. Trump and the Republican Party had $93.1 million in cash on hand as of early April, less than half the $192 million Biden and the Democrats had in the bank at that time, according to the latest federal filings.
The retreat will also be led by close Trump allies, including Kellyanne Conway, Senators Rick Scott and Marsha Blackburn, Representatives Jim Banks and Wesley Hunt, as well as two U.S. Senate candidates, Dave McCormick and Bernie Moreno.
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