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  • 2016-12-21 (xsd:date)
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  • Trump Sons Sell Access to Father for Hunting Trip Fundraiser (en)
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  • In December 2016, several web sites reported that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, sons of President-elect Donald Trump, were selling access to their father via a fundraising event called Opening Day 45 scheduled for the day after his inauguration: Reports that the Trump sons were selling access to their father began on 16 December 2016 when the gossip web site TMZ published a draft of an invitation for the Opening Day 45 event. The unofficial invitation featured several packages which donors could buy, such as the $1 million Bald Eagle package (which included a photo opportunity with the president-elect) or the $500,000 Grizzly Bear package (which included a hunting trip with Donald Jr. and Eric Trump): The Washington Post reported that the Trump sons were temporarily listed as hosts of the event on the Opening Day 45 web site. However, Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks said that the initial invitation was just a draft and had not been approved by Trump's transition team. Furthermore, Hicks added, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump were not involved with the event: While Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump may not be involved with the planning of this particular event, they were listed as members of the Board of Directors on paperwork filed to register the non-profit Opening Day foundation on 14 December 2016. Again, however, Trump's transition team asserted that Eric and Donald Jr. were included on the foundation's paperwork without their permission: Eric and Donald Trump Jr.'s level of involvement with the organization is still unclear. A new version of the invitation for Opening Day 45 published on the event web site on 20 December 2016 listed them as honorary chairmen but not organizers or hosts. The photo opportunity with President-elect Donald Trump, as well as the hunting trip with his sons, was also absent from the newer invitation. Instead, donors who spent $1 million on the Bald Eagle package would get a private reception with unnamed VIPs and celebrities associated with the event: This version of the invitation is no longer available on the web site, however, which now leads to a Coming Soon page. We've reached out to event spokesman Mark Brinkerhoff to clarify some information regarding the event. (en)
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