Article snippet: Donald Trump raked in $12 million on 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 left the events on eastern Long Island, each closed to the media, for his New Jersey golf course with $2 million more than the organizers anticipated. One of the fund-raisers was 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 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. Prominent investment and real estate executives were 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. People invited to the Ross fund-raiser included the two adult children of John Catsimatidis, owner of the Manhattan grocery chain Gristedes Foods Inc.; and Ronald Lauder, an Estée Lauder Companies Inc. heir who’s president of the World Jewish Congress, according to a person familiar with the invitations. The invitation to John Catsimatidis Jr. and Andrea Catsimatidis comes after their father — a prolific donor to both Republican and Democratic campaigns who served as a member of Hi... Link to the full article to read more
Trump raises $12 million across pair of Hamptons events - The Boston Globe
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