Some of the country's wealthiest Republican donors are expected to attend a private event in Utah hosted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, which is expected to signal a possible run for president in four years.
The private gathering will take place in Utah the week of July 18 according to people familiar with the situation. The campaign is trying to keep the private event out of the public eye.
Though he is coming to Utah to raise money for his reelection campaign, many of the events he holds in other states suggest national ambitions.
In each of the past six elections, Utah voters have chosen a Republican for president. Donald Trump defeated Joe Biden in the state in 2020.
The Utah Republican Party isn't co-hosting the event, but it will send someone to what's expected to include breakfast and lunch The event is private and not open to the public.
Jorgensen said in a text message that they want to see more events done in the state to support great candidates. He did not say when the gathering would take place or who would be hosting it.
The campaign doesn't discuss private fundraising events with members of the press.
He hasn't ruled out a candidacy, but he hasn't declared it. Even though he had to beat Trump in the Republican primary in order to run for president, he did not rule it out.
When asked in an interview with Fox News if he would get into a primary fight with Trump if he ran for president, the congressman replied, "Nice try, man."
Many donors from across the country have been invited and will attend the gathering in Utah, but they are trying to keep Trump from paying attention. This person said that invites have been sent verbal, rather than by email, to limit any paper trail. The meeting with DeSantis is likely to start early in the day on July 19th.
This person said that the event is being kept under the radar to avoid looking like he is preparing to take on Trump in the Republican primary and provoking the former president.
According to a poll conducted by the college, Trump is the clear favorite to win the GOP nomination. If he were to run for the Republican nomination, he would get over 50% of the vote from voters.
Many of the GOP mega-donors have helped to raise more than $100 million for the reelection of Ron DeSantis in Florida, and they are looking for alternatives to be their Republican nominee for president in four years' time. An outside group is gathering 1 million names of Ron DeSantis' supporters in case he runs for president, according to a report.
In a recent interview with Newsmax, Trump said he would consider having the Florida governor be his running mate if he were to run for president again. Two years ago, Trump lost to Biden.
While Trump did not win Utah in 2020, he has allies in that state.
The American Legislative Exchange Council had a speaker in Utah. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention encouraged people to wear a mask when they got their Covid-19 vaccine because of the spread of the coronaviruses.
Florida state records show that the reelection campaign of Ron DeSantis has raised more than $25,000 from Utah donors. Over $400,000 was brought in from donors within the state by Friends of Ron DeSantis.
Nomi Health is a supporter of the candidate. According to campaign finance records, the healthcare company donated $100,000 to the Ron DeSantis political action committee after it was reported that the company received nearly $50 million in no-bid work from the governor's administration.
Nomi Health has given another $50,000 since then.
Mark Newman and the company did not reply when asked if they would co-hosting the meeting in Utah.
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