Saturday, September 22, 2012
2:51 PM
President lands in Milwaukee, heads to fundraiser
President Obama landed in Wisconsin this afternoon and headed to a fundraiser ahead of today’s public rally.
Obama landed at the 128th Refueling Wing at Mitchell International Airport shortly after 1 p.m. and was greeted by about 80 supporters standing behind a rope line, according to a pool report.
"How's it going?" he said after deplaning and greeting supporters. "It's about the closest I've been to home in a while."
The presidential motorcade then headed to the Milwaukee Theatre, where Obama was to attend a fundraiser that included donations ranging from $250 for the general reception up to $25,000 for a roundtable discussion with the president.
The Milwaukee Theatre was rebuilt in 2003 at a cost of $42 million and used to be called the Milwaukee Auditorium, which was built in 1909. On Oct. 14, 1912, Teddy Roosevelt was shot across the street from the auditorium. The former president, running for his old office on the Bull Moose ticket, refused medical attention until he delivered his speech.
-- By Staff
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