Article snippet: NEW YORK — President Trump began a fund-raising swing through the Hamptons on Friday, a visit that’s spurred threats of boycotts and employee complaints against high-dollar donors for supporting a leader many Democrats say is racist. The president landed just before noon and traveled to the first of two fund-raisers, each closed to media. He’s scheduled to fly on to his New Jersey golf course later Friday. One of the fund-raisers is being held by Stephen Ross, a real estate developer who owns Related Cos LP, stakes in upscale fitness facilities, and the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Celebrities and social media users have threatened to cancel their memberships to Equinox Fitness Club and its indoor-cycling subsidiary SoulCycle after Ross agreed to host a fund-raiser for Trump at his Southampton home. Trump praised Ross as a ‘‘great friend’’ and ‘‘very successful guy,’’ and insisted the scrutiny will actually be positive. ‘‘The controversy makes Steve Ross hotter,” Trump said. Prominent investment and real estate executives have been invited to Ross’s fund-raiser, according to names provided by a person familiar with planning for the event, and they too may find themselves facing a backlash should they attend. Dolphins wide receiver Kenny Stills criticized Ross for hosting the event, tweeting that the team owner couldn’t promote equality in sports and “then open your doors to Trump.” Celebrities including model Chrissy Teigen and actors Billy Eichner, Amber Tamblyn, and ... Link to the full article to read more