ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump entered a new phase of his campaign when he held his first major campaign fundraiser: a $25,000-per-ticket dinner in Los Angeles.
The reception, held Wednesday at the home of Trump’s friend and fellow real estate investor Tom Barrack, was Trump’s final stop after a busy day campaigning across the Los Angeles area that included a rally and an appearance on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
On the show, Trump described the fundraiser as largely benefiting the Republican Party.
“They’re very rich people and very successful people. And in many cases very liberal people and they’re all voting for me. I think people are going to be very surprised. You know I’m going to make a heavy play for California,” Trump said, predicting his unusual brand of politics have given him a chance to win the overwhelmingly Democratic state.
Trump also made a rare admission on the show, telling Kimmel that he often used aliases to purchase real estate – but continued to deny he’d been caught on tape pretending to be an imaginary spokesman in a recently-released recording.