Politics & Government

Trump Flying Into Morristown Friday For A Fundraiser

President Trump will spend the morning celebrating the moon landing anniversary, and his evening at an NJ fundraiser. Expect traffic.

President Trump is attending a fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club Friday evening.
President Trump is attending a fundraiser at his New Jersey golf club Friday evening. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

MORRISTOWN, NJ — President Donald Trump is flying into Morristown Friday evening, heading to his New Jersey golf club for a Friday night fundraiser.

According to his public schedule, Trump is expected to land at Morristown Municipal Airport at 4:10 p.m. Ten minutes later he will leave the airport by helicopter, and will land in Bedminster at 4:30 p.m.

Although officials do not make road closures public for safety concerns, Route 10, Route 24, and Route 287 around the airport and the golf club generally see major delays or road closures during his travel times.

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Trump is headed to the area for a political fundraising event at his golf club. The event for Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will take place at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster at 5 p.m. to support their candidacy for the 2020 presidential election. He will spend the morning celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

A public schedule for Trump's weekend in New Jersey has not been released; a Saturday and Sunday schedule is typically released Friday evening.

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Flight restrictions are in place through Sunday at 4:30 p.m., signaling the president's planned departure that evening.

This is Trump's second visit to Bedminster this summer. In previous summers, Trump has made near-weekly visits to the Trump National Golf Course through Labor Day. The visits have drawn mixed reactions from locals, with some proud to host the president and other's deriding the cost to the taxpayer.

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