President Donald Trump appears set to visit Los Angeles next week as part of a campaign swing.
A Trump Make America Great Again Committee sweepstakes e-message this week foreshadowed the stop. The committee is a joint fundraising effort between the Trump campaign and Republican National Committee.
Part of the sweepstakes — which aims to raised money for the Trump campaign — read:
“Can you come to Los Angeles with me? I’m hosting a very important event soon, and rather than spend my time with the Hollywood ELITES who HATE US, I want to spend my time with REAL Patriots, like YOU. Will you join me as my VIP guest?”
The sweepstakes email wasn’t clear on time and place, but reports suggested it could be as early as Tuesday.
The sweepstakes offer a flight to Los Angeles, a hotel room, meal and a photo opportunity with Trump.
L.A. is no Virginia for Trump, who has visited the commonwealth multiple times in his presidential tenure. L.A. visits? They are rare.
But he did visit in February, part of a fundraising swing in Beverly Hills coupled with a meeting including organizers of the 2028 Olympic Games.
The February visit drew a cadre of Trump supporters — from the Anaheim Mayor Harry Sidhu to the Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris to Mike Garcia, now representative of the 25th Congressional District in northern L.A. County.
But in blue Los Angeles, local Democratic leaders weren’t flocking to the scene.
Supporters met him on the tarmac at LAX before he flew off to the fundraiser.
Trump’s visit will come in the context of a busy time in the march to the Nov. 3 election.
A Tuesday visit by Trump would likely be relatively brief. Trump is scheduled to hold campaign rallies in Tucson, Arizona, Monday night and in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tuesday night, according to his campaign website.
He’s also visiting L.A. at a time when large gatherings are still not permitted in Los Angeles, under county health orders. No rallies were reported, and it was unclear the size of the fundraising gathering.
Public officials across the country have urged Trump and his campaign to heed public health guidance when they hold events in their cities and towns. At times they’ve even ask him to reconsider such visits in light of local “Safer-At-Home” orders.
Lancaster’s Parris is a supporter of the president, but was wary of any kind of large gathering, given public health risks.
“I don’t imagine I’ll be going to this. I’m 68,” he said. “I understand the need to engage people in the process but it’s so difficult. I would just be extremely concerned.”
Parris noted that his wife is also ailing so they are both working to stay out of large public settings.
“I’d rather,” Parris said, “send him checks from afar.”
City News Service contributed to this report
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