Valance and Wintour host rival Trump-Biden events in London
17 hours ago
By: James FitzGerald and Nick Johnson, BBC News, London
Reuters/PA MediaThe US election campaign rolled out in London on Wednesday night, as an Australian pop star and the editor-in-chief of Vogue held rival fundraising events for raising thousands of dollars in donations.
< p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Holly Valance, the former Neighbors actress who dominated the pop charts in the early 2000s, hosted the pro-Donald Trump event in west London at which ticket prices started at $10,000 (£7,800). , a guest told the BBC.Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, organized a fundraiser to support Joe Biden's campaign, a campaign official confirmed of Biden. Tickets would have cost $1,000 each.
Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents could make donations.
Donald Trump's son, Donald Jr, was among the guests at the Republican fundraiser. He said afterward that it had been "amazing" and raised a lot of money, CBS News reported.
Asked about Hunter Biden's guilty verdict, he responded that it was "a red herring to cover up all the real corruption that was going on in this administration."
Trump ally Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's Reform Party, also attended the event. . Boxer Derek Chisora was photographed arriving wearing a cap with Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again".
Greg Swenson, president of Republicans Overseas, confirmed to the BBC that tickets cost between $10,000 and $100,000.
For dinner it was $50,000 per couple. Mr Swenson acknowledged it was an "expensive" event but insisted Republicans were the "people's party" and pointed to entry fees for rival Democratic events.
The most expensive tickets to one of Mr Biden's events in New York in March cost half a million dollars each.
Holly Valance: From Australian pop star to Trump cheerleader
17 hours ago
By: James FitzGerald and Nick Johnson, BBC News, London
Reuters/PA MediaThe US election campaign rolled out in London on Wednesday night, as an Australian pop star and the editor-in-chief of Vogue held rival fundraising events for raising thousands of dollars in donations.
< p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">Holly Valance, the former Neighbors actress who dominated the pop charts in the early 2000s, hosted the pro-Donald Trump event in west London at which ticket prices started at $10,000 (£7,800). , a guest told the BBC.Anna Wintour, editor-in-chief of Vogue, organized a fundraiser to support Joe Biden's campaign, a campaign official confirmed of Biden. Tickets would have cost $1,000 each.
Only U.S. citizens and permanent residents could make donations.
Donald Trump's son, Donald Jr, was among the guests at the Republican fundraiser. He said afterward that it had been "amazing" and raised a lot of money, CBS News reported.
Asked about Hunter Biden's guilty verdict, he responded that it was "a red herring to cover up all the real corruption that was going on in this administration."
Trump ally Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's Reform Party, also attended the event. . Boxer Derek Chisora was photographed arriving wearing a cap with Trump's slogan "Make America Great Again".
Greg Swenson, president of Republicans Overseas, confirmed to the BBC that tickets cost between $10,000 and $100,000.
For dinner it was $50,000 per couple. Mr Swenson acknowledged it was an "expensive" event but insisted Republicans were the "people's party" and pointed to entry fees for rival Democratic events.
The most expensive tickets to one of Mr Biden's events in New York in March cost half a million dollars each.
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