(CNN) – Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will be joined in Las Vegas next week by two of his backers: former candidate Newt Gingrich and reality television star Donald Trump.
The event will take place Tuesday at Trump's International Hotel on the Strip. Romney's campaign is also raffling a chance to have dinner with Trump for supporters who donate to the campaign.
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"I want you: Dine with the Donald," a campaign flier proclaims, along with a drawing of Trump.
The campaign offers: "Airport transportation in the Trump vehicle; Stay at the Trump International Hotel & Tower New York; Tour the Celebrity Apprentice Boardroom; Dine with Donald Trump and Mitt Romney."
Trump, who flirted with a bid for the White House last year, said he wouldn't run for the White House because he didn't want to cancel his reality show, "The Apprentice" in order to comply with equal air time laws for candidates.
After a parade of GOP candidates visited Trump in Manhattan, the celebrity business magnate finally announced he was backing Romney in February.
"It's my honor, real honor, to endorse Mitt Romney," Trump said, with Romney and his wife standing nearby. Calling Romney "tough" and "smart," Trump said, "he's not going to continue to allow bad things to happen to this country."
Trump was not always so positive regarding Romney's record. During an interview on CNN's "State of the Union" in April, Trump criticized Romney for eliminating jobs while in the private sector.
"He'd buy companies. He'd close companies. He'd get rid of jobs," Trump told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley. "I've built a great company. My net worth is many many times Mitt Romney."
Gingrich, who dropped his bid for the GOP nomination in April, said in a CNN interview soon after suspending his campaign he was backing Romney.
"I said I want to campaign for him and he will appoint dramatically better judges than the president and he'll do a better job creating jobs than the president and he'll do far more to balance the budget. I went down the list of why Mitt Romney is better than Barack Obama," Gingrich said on "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer."
CNN's Steve Brusk and Kevin Liptak contributed to this report.
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More like Manny, Moe and Jack.
Wow. Just wow. That's the trifecta of freekin disgusting right there.
Can you imagine trying to eat while that....thing....on top of Trump's head is staring at you?
The three stooges of the arrogant and ignorant right on the stage together again – such a level of “out of touch” with the American people never seen before.
Gingrich never met a free dinner he didn't like. Maybe the Donald will pay off his campaign debt. I wonder how many small business owners and contractors got screwed by Gingrich.
Romney's campaign is also raffling a chance to have dinner with Trump for supporters who donate to the campaign.
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Now THIS is great news!!! Entering as soon as I can find out how.
Why would anyone pay to dine with a corporate raider and tax evader, a womanizer, and the Czar of bankruptcy? These dingbats represent what's wrong in America?
As far as "star" tours goes, this is the political equivalent of Styx, Skynnard and Boston hitting road together.
Curley, Larry and Moe.....the sequel!!!! I am so impressed.
Yo Redneck Don, did you ask Mitt about his Fathers Birther Issue. George was born in a FLDS CULT in MEXICO. How did he pull off Running for Prez??? How Dat Be??? Born in MEXICO.
Manny, Moe & Jack lol
No Surprise here. Why can't they ever come up with their own original idea?
If Newt and The Donald is the best that Romney can do, Obama must be smiling!
Romney, Trump and Gingrich are three peas in a pod. It takes all three to compete against Obama. All three are liars and cheats. Trump is a chump. Not even his money can make him a man of character. Trump and Gringrich with the many wives. What a joke and a waste of money. Williard, no matter what can not help but look and act like a robot. He does not believe a word that comes out of his mouth. Why should we believe what he says. This is disgusting!!!!!
.......how about karl Rowe, Glenn beck the idiot, ann coulter, maureen dawd, Arians huffington etc,,,idiots and thugs of USA...
The only "Huge Move" Trump ever made was when he was sitting down in his bathroom.
Does anyone else notice that Donald Trump has the vocabulary of a 6-year-old?
Still Romney couldn’t attract conservative voters so he needs Trump and Newt
What a Joke... The 3 stooges... hahahahahah.,....
Looks as though ol' John Nelson Darby was right and "the rapture" is upon us, we now have at least 3 of the 4 Horseman identified and in one place!
Please move to Republistan. The United States will do much better without those three.
I would rather swill down some disgusting McDonald's than to have dinner with Trump.
Hey Mitt, you should pick Trump to be your VP. You can tell each other how huuuuuuge you are.
Vow! the meeting of the Master crooks. Must wait and see what they cook up to con the voters.
I thought the 3 stooges movie had already came out! This one might be better though.