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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why Geoff Palmer is one of Trump's biggest supporters

    Billionaire real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer is hosting Trump's fundraiser Tuesday tonight in Beverly Hills. Tickets are going for as much as $100,000. This isn’t the first time Palmer has hosted a Trump fundraiser.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Sep 17, 2019 • 1 min read

    Billionaire real estate developer Geoffrey Palmer is hosting Trump's fundraiser Tuesday tonight in Beverly Hills. Tickets are going for as much as $100,000. This isn’t the first time Palmer has hosted a Trump fundraiser.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    In LA, Trump is expected to take on homelessness
    1. 0:00Trump administration suggests increased policing to combat homelessness
    2. 8:09Why Geoff Palmer is one of Trump's biggest supportersYou’re reading this
    3. 14:33How America's anxieties are mirrored in kids' schools
    4. 27:12Which new TV shows should you watch this fall?
    5. 39:01Remembering one of the mothers of NPR, Cokie Roberts
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