House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s backyard by raising almost $12 million

at a fundraiser with affluent tech industry figures, according to the Daily Wire.

Venture investor David Sacks and fellow venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya

hosted the fundraiser at their Pacific Heights residence. Palihapitiya

and Sacks co-host the well-liked podcast “All-In.” The price to attend

varied from $50,000 and $500,000, depending on the perks. Many well-known

cryptocurrency investors and venture capitalists attended the event.

During the fundraiser, Harmeet Dhillon, a member of the Republican National Committee,

said the former president was “relaxed, happy, and cracking jokes about AI.”