Former President Donald Trump is becoming more and more

popular in regions of the country where it would have seemed unimaginable to some.

The former president demonstrated this last week in former

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.”