Vance hosts high-profile fundraiser ahead of Trump’s inauguration

Vice President Elect JD Vancein a role he is likely to repeat frequently in the coming years, he organized a high-profile fundraiser that attracted some of the top figures and donors in President-elect Trump’s political orbit.

The $250,000 fundraiser, which was confirmed to Fox News by a source with knowledge of the details, was held Wednesday at Le Bilboquet, a French restaurant in Palm Beach, Fla., located a few miles from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago clubwhich has long served as the political headquarters of the former and future president.

Among those in attendance was the president-elect’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is a close friend and political ally of Vance’s and who last summer pushed hard for the elder Trump to nominate Vance, then the junior senator from Ohio, as his running mate on the 2024 national Republican Party ticket.

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Vice President-elect JD Vance smiles after reading Ohio’s certification during a joint session of Congress to confirm Electoral College votes, affirming President-elect Trump’s electoral victory, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

According to the source, several mega Trump donors including billionaire investor John Paulson and tech entrepreneur David Sacks, as well as tech and cryptocurrency titans, were also in attendance.

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The money dragged to fundraisinglikely to reach the early seven figures, will go to MAGA Inc., the super PAC that supported Trump during his two-year campaign to retake the White House in 2024.

Senator JD Vance and former President Trump during an election night event in West Palm Beach, Florida on November 6, 2024. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

With Trump term-limited and barred from running for re-election in 2028, Vance is seen as the heir apparent to the president-elect’s America First movement and MAGA world of devoted followers. He is likely to be considered the front-runner when the next race for the GOP presidential nomination formally begins after the 2026 midterm elections.

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Hosting and spearheading major dollar fundraisers that draw major donors into Trump’s political orbit will likely enhance Vance’s position as the politician best equipped to carry on the president-elect’s legacy in 2028.

Politico was the first to report news of Vance’s fundraising.