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The
in-person fundraiser, hosted by Troy Link, chief executive
officer of Wisconsin-based Link Snacks Inc, comes after
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden outraised Trump for
two consecutive months. The former vice president banked $141
million in June, according to his campaign, topping Trump’s $131
million haul.
Both candidates have largely ditched in-person fundraising
during the coronavirus pandemic, though Trump has shown he is
eager to return to more a more traditional campaign routine.
Coronavirus cases have surged in Florida, which reported an
additional 11,433 cases on Friday, bringing the total number of
cases to 244,151 across the state.
Biden said in an emailed statement Trump was using his Florida
trip “as a photo-op and a distraction from his failures,” as
coronavirus cases in the state rise and the economy crumbles.
Trump also used his South Florida trip not only to raise money
but to appeal to Latino voters.
"This election coming up is a very important one," he said at an
event with several supporters of Cuban and Venezuelan origin. He
said Biden would adopt the type of socialist policies that pose
hardships for Venezuelans under the rule of Nicholas Maduro.
Biden on Friday slammed Trump's "stated willingness to sit down
with Maduro" and his administration's efforts to revive
deportations for some Venezuelans currently allowed in the
United States.
(Reporting By Steve Holland. Jarrett Renshaw contributed to this
report; Editing by David Gregorio)
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