What’sUpNewp was among the first to announce that Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump would be in Newport on Friday night for a campaign fundraiser.

On Monday afternoon, the Providence Journal reported that a scheduling conflict will keep Trump from attending and that the fundraiser will have to be rescheduled.

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Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump will attend a fundraiser in Newport, RI on Friday, September 2nd

What’sUpNewp was provided with the following fundraiser invitation by an informed source in the Rhode Island’s Republican Party on Saturday afternoon.

Location for the event is unknown at this time and the event has not been listed on his website yet.

Donald J. Trump will hold a rally at Xfinity Arena of Everett in Washington on Tuesday, August 30th Governor Mike Pence is schedule to appear in Winston-Salem, NC on August 30th and Sarasota, FL on August 31st.

News Talk 630 & 99.7FM also confirmed the event on Saturday afternoon.

This story will be updated as more information is confirmed.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...