Former president Donald Trump made a stop in Newtown this weekend, ahead of his trial in Manhattan, write Anthony R. Wood, Aliya Schneider, and Jesse Bunch for The Philadelphia Inquirer.  

The visit was to attend a private fundraiser hosted by longtime GOP donors. Trump later spoke at a rally in the Lehigh Valley.  

Tickets for the fundraising event at the Newtown athletic club started at $2,500.  

Recent state surveys, including the Franklin and Marshall poll, show Biden narrowly leading Trump by two points within the margin of error, while Bucks County emerges as a critical battleground in the Philadelphia region with its nearly 475,000 voters evenly split between Democrats and Republicans, making it the area’s sole purple county. 

In a strategic move, President Biden has also been making monthly trips out to Pennsylvania.  

Read more about Trump’s visit to Bucks County and the region’s role in the presidential elections in The Philadelphia Inquirer.  

Former President Donald Trump holds campaign event in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania