Trump cancels Texas fundraisers

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico




By ALEX ISENSTADT 09/05/2017 04:09 PM EDT

President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign has canceled a series of fundraisers it had planned to hold in Texas this fall in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, according to three Republicans familiar with the decision.

Trump had been scheduled to host a Dallas fundraising dinner in late September, while Vice President Mike Pence had been slated to headline a dinner in San Antonio followed by a lunch in Houston, both to take place in early October. All three events, which had been part of a national Trump reelection campaign fundraising swing, have been removed from the schedule as the Lone Star State recovers from the storm.

According to an early schedule provided by the three Republicans, Trump still plans to headline events in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Las Vegas, both of which will be held in October. Later on, he is slated to host a pair of events in New York City. Pence, meanwhile, is scheduled to attend fall events in Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.

The events are to benefit Trump Victory, a joint Trump reelection-Republican National Committee campaign account. They come as the president has begun to take steps to prepare for a 2020 campaign.

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Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/05/trump-cancels-texas-fundraisers-242341

[Motley13]

1. it never entered his mind to have the fundraiser for the Harvey victims

[Coventina]

2. That would require him thinking of someone other than himself.

Something of which he is completely incapable.

[truthisfreedom]

5. but then his donors wouldn't donate to him the next time around, because their funds would be

depleted, right? He has to think in terms of pure profit.

[Ford_Prefect]

3. If Irma hits as they expect he won't dare show up in Greensboro either.

Milwaukee, Vegas and DC may be the only locations to let him off the plane.

[Paladin]

4. See? Even a God-awful hurricane can have a silver lining. (nt)

[Turbineguy]

6. Oh well,

there's always the Russians....

[Historic NY]

7. How else is he going to get his million dollar pledge.

[left-of-center2012]

8. The events are to benefit Trump Victory

Why does that remind me of 1930's Germany?

[not fooled]

9. The pukes have reached the logical end of the re-election strategy

that began (like so many horrible things) with raygun: perpetually campaign. dump has just taken this to the end point to where he doesn't actually perform the duties of the president, just immediately starts campaigning for the next election.

What a worthless bunch of assholes.

[Ford_Prefect]

10. He'll blame it all on a HOAX by the Chinese Government...ANYTHING but speaking the truth.

[xor]

11. Good move on their part. Maybe they will do a fundraiser for the storm victims

I'm curious, though. Is it normal for reelection fundraising to be done this early in someone's term?