Private dinner with Melania and Donald Trump comes with $2 million price tag
India TodaySupporters with deep pockets have a rare opportunity to join an “elegant and intimate dinner” with US President-elect Donald Trump and incoming First Lady Melania Trump, but it comes with a hefty price tag. According to a flier titled ‘Trump Vance Inaugural Committee Benefits,’ accessed by The New York Times, donors who shell out $1 million or raise $2 million on behalf of the campaign will get to rub shoulders with the power couple at the exclusive event on January 19. The dinner is billed as the “pinnacle event” of the inauguration festivities, with attendees also receiving six tickets to Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on January 20. According to the Independent, President Joe Biden’s inaugural committee accepted donations of up to $500,000 from individuals and $1 million from corporations in 2021, while Barack Obama raised $53 million for his first inauguration in 2009.