Republican U.S. presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks during his "Never Back Down" tour ahead of his appearance at the Iowa State Fair, in Atlantic, Iowa, August 11, 2023.
DeSantis will be hosted at a fundraising breakfast on Thursday in New York by at least seven wealthy executives, according to one invite.
Burck has previously represented former Trump advisors while they faced legal hurdles, including Steve Bannon and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
DeSantis' fundraising trip to New York comes as he's lagging the former president in polls.
Trump is favored in the Republican primary with 62% support, followed by DeSantis at 12%, according to a new Quinnipiac poll.
Persons:
Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump, DeSantis, William Burck, David Blumberg, Steve Hornstein, Mark Gerson, Gerson, Burck, Steve Bannon, Mike Pompeo, Trump, Emil Henry
Organizations:
Republican U.S, Florida, Fair, Florida Gov, Wall, Republican, Blumberg Capital, Global Credit Advisers, Gerson Lehrman, Trump, Tiger Infrastructure Partners
Locations:
Iowa, Atlantic , Iowa, New York, Quinnipiac