Donald Trump will speak to Friends of Abe, a leading private Hollywood conservative group, this Friday in Brentwood, a person close to the event told TheWrap.
FOA gatherings have become a regular stop for Republican presidential hopefuls since 2004. But Trump’s appearance is especially noteworthy in light of his recent comments on Mexican immigrants which set off a national outcry in recent days.
“I’m anxious to give him the opportunity to clarify what he has said and what is in his heart,” FOA member and Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lionel Chetwynd told TheWrap on Tuesday.
“Trump expressed his opinion,” he added. “It was intemperate and probably not suitable for a presidential aspirant, but there is a reason it’s resonated with so many Republicans, Democrats and Independents, as the polls initially showed.