Palmer Luckey—Hosted Trump fundraiser at personal home with tickets up to $150,000 per couple
In October 2020, Palmer Luckey hosted a fundraiser for Donald Trump's re-election campaign at his home in Lido Isle, Newport Beach, California, with the president in attendance. Ticket prices ranged from $2,800 per person to $150,000 per couple. Luckey also donated $200,000 to Take Back the House 2020 PAC, $106,500 to the RNC, and $150,000 to the Trump Victory fund in the same cycle.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Institutions | -against | contextual | -0.20 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.114 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)
Evidence (1 signal)
Fortune profiled Luckey's extensive Republican donations and Trump fundraiser hosting
Fortune reported that Luckey hosted a Trump fundraiser at his home in Lido Isle, Newport Beach in October 2020 with the president in attendance, and made extensive Republican donations including $200,000 to Take Back the House 2020, $106,500 to the RNC, and $150,000 to Trump Victory. His long-standing Trump support dates to at least 2011.