Trump declared his appearance to be “an official expansion” of the electoral map of states that could be competitive in November.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Former President Donald Trump used a day off from his hush money trial Friday to headline a Republican fundraiser in Minnesota, a traditionally Democratic state that he boasts he can carry in November.
“This November the people of Minnesota are going to tell Crooked Joe Biden — right? ‘The Apprentice’? ‘You’re fired!’” Trump said, referencing his former reality television show and the catchphrase he used on it. “I think this is something Trump wants to do. He believes this is a state he can win. We believe that’s the case as well,” David Hann, the chairman of the Republican Party of Minnesota, said in an interview.
Hann co-hosted Friday’s dinner along with Trump’s state campaign chair, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, who represents a central Minnesota district. Hann said Emmer was instrumental in bringing the former president to Minnesota. All the money from the dinner tickets will go to the state party, Hann said, though he added that some money from photo opportunities may go to the Trump campaign. Ahead of Trump’s remarks Friday night, Emmer and Hann told the crowd that thanks to the fundraiser, the state party was out of debt for the first time in 10 years.
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