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Confusion reigns over possible Romney-Trump fundraiser in NYC
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06/27/12 12:52 PM ET
Donald Trump seems to think that he and Mitt Romney will be hosting a glitzy, high-dollar fundraiser Thursday at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan — but the Republican presidential candidate's campaign has indicated otherwise.
Trump tweeted about the event Tuesday, and an adviser close to the real estate mogul told The Associated Press that a $50,000-per-head fundraiser would be held at the home of stock investor Martin Zweig.
Looking forward to the "Dine with Mitt and Donald" this Thursday. Can't wait to meet the lucky winner. @MittRomney
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 26, 2012
“That won't be happening this week,” Gorka told the AP.
The campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry as to whether Trump was mistaken in advertising the event as featuring Romney.
Romney's relationship with the reality television show host has become a hot button for the campaign, with the president's reelection team criticizing the Republican challenger for associating with Trump, who has questioned whether President Obama was born in the United States.
"I don’t have the requisite degrees to climb into Donald Trump’s head or even his hair so I don’t know what motivates him. The question is why Gov. Romney wouldn’t repudiate those tactics," Obama senior strategist David Axelrod said to Current TV in May. Axelrod went on to say Trump had made a "fool" of himself in suggesting a conspiracy about the president's birthplace.
Romney has defended fundraising with the real estate mogul, saying while he disagreed on the "birther" issue, he was seeking a broad-tent candidacy.
"You know, I don't agree with all the people who support me, and my guess is they don't all agree with everything I believe in. But I need to get 50.1 percent or more, and I'm appreciative to have the help of a lot of good people," Romney told reporters in May.
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