{"id":48658,"date":"2026-06-13T12:57:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48658"},"modified":"2026-06-13T12:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T19:57:08","slug":"trump-super-pac-to-hold-1-million-per-plate-fundraiser-as-hunger-surges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/trump-super-pac-to-hold-1-million-per-plate-fundraiser-as-hunger-surges\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Super PAC to Hold $1 Million-Per-Plate Fundraiser as Hunger Surges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable to “save college sports” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 6, 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photo by Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fundraiser comes as a recent study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed food insecurity in the US has reached its highest levels since the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Brad Reed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jun 12, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A super political action committee created to support Donald Trump<\/a> is preparing to hold a big-money fundraiser at the president\u2019s Virginia<\/a> golf course that will charge attendees $1 million each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As reported<\/a> by NBC News, MAGA, Inc. will host the $1 million-per-plate event at the Trump National Golf Club Washington DC<\/a> on the day before the president is set to host Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) events at the White House<\/a> as part of his 80th birthday celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Report Finds \u2018Remarkable Increase in Food Insecurity\u2019 Across US Under Trump<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe fundraiser is at least the sixth such $1 million-per-person event held by Trump-aligned groups for the midterm elections<\/a>,\u201d reported NBC News. \u201cRepublicans<\/a> at nearly all levels hold a significant midterm cash advantage over Democrats, who expect to be outpaced financially in many key House and Senate races.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Gilbert, co-president of Public Citizen<\/a>, linked the ritzy fundraiser to Trump\u2019s economic policies that have primarily benefited the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the working class<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe comingling of 250th anniversary events, Trump\u2019s UFC fight, and a $1 million per-plate fundraiser on Trump\u2019s own birthday,\u201d Gilbert said<\/a>, \u201cgives corporate interests and wealthy donors not just an ultimate fight\u2014but the ultimate opportunity to pay tribute to the president. Rather than celebrate our nation\u2019s anniversary in the bipartisan manner directed by Congress, the Trump administration<\/a> has directed public money and public property to politicized events.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMajor corporations, such as Chevron<\/a>, Exxon, MasterCard, and many more,\u201d Gilbert added, \u201cshould be ashamed to be associated with this corrupt spectacle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fundraiser comes as a recent study from the Federal Reserve<\/a> Bank of New York showed food insecurity in the US has reached its highest levels since the Covid-19<\/a> pandemic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New York Fed researchers said their study found<\/a> \u201ca remarkable increase in food insecurity, particularly among lower-educated and lower-income households and households with young children<\/a>,\u201d as well as \u201ca contemporaneous increase in pessimism among the same groups, along with a sharp decline in job-finding expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers noted that \u201cwhile many households are doing fine and economic activity overall has been expanding at a solid pace,\u201d there are large numbers of people \u201cfacing high levels of economic insecurity and financial strain,\u201d which has resulted in plunging overall consumer sentiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brad Reed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brad Reed is a staff writer for Common Dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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