GOP candidate Donald Trump in and out of south shore Lake Tahoe quickly for fundraiser
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump was greeted by nearly 900 attendees inside and some demonstrators outside a fundraising dinner at Harrah's Lake Tahoe in Stateline on Friday night.
Trump landed with his entourage at Lake Tahoe Airport in South Lake Tahoe and was greeted by law enforcement vehicles that escorted him down Pioneer Trail, then along the back road to Harrah's, entering from the Loop Road entrance.
A small group of protesters began standing on the corner of Stateline Avenue and Lake Tahoe Blvd at 5 p.m., waiving signs and chanting anti-Trump sentiments. Honks and clapping greeted the group outside, while those inside paid $200 a person, $5,000 for a table to attend the 2016 Battle Ground Dinner, sponsored by the Nevada Republican Party.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office had a command center set up near Loop Road as well as dozens of officers inside the casino, at the entrance to the dinner, around the outside perimeter and checking out cars parked along the road Trump's motorcade took. The Secret Service was also present as well as the California Highway Patrol special escorts.
No media was allowed inside the event. Trump stayed long enough to speak, then his motorcade quickly took him back to the airport. South Lake Tahoe Police and El Dorado County Sheriff's vehicles were parked along the route.
Trump spoke Friday morning in Las Vegas and flew out to a Saturday engagement.
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