A massive 'Baby Trump' balloon may fly over Atherton during Trump's Bay Area visit

The "Trump Baby" blimp, a helium-filled effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump, lifts off from Parliament Square in London. The "Trump Baby" blimp, a helium-filled effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump, lifts off from Parliament Square in London. Photo: Luke MacGregor Photo: Luke MacGregor Image 1 of / 10 Caption Close A massive 'Baby Trump' balloon may fly over Atherton during Trump's Bay Area visit 1 / 10 Back to Gallery

To the surprise of no one, activists in California are planning some elaborate protests for President Donald Trump's first visit to the Bay Area as president on Sept. 17.

The president will visit the deep-blue region for a fundraiser at a location not revealed for security reasons, but Politico reported two weeks ago the event will be held somewhere in the town of Atherton.

Backbone Campaign, an activist group that owns one of the large "Baby Trump" balloons that frequently make appearances at anti-Trump protests, organized a fundraising campaign on Facebook to get the balloon to fly over Atherton.

The group is not too far from from its fundraising goal, meaning there's a very good chance Atherton residents will be graced with the presence of an orange, diaper-wearing, cell-phone clutching inflatable version of the president. One of the organizers wrote on Facebook he purchased helium Friday afternoon.

First announced in August, the fundraiser will be hosted by RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, GOP co-chair Tommy Hicks Jr., Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale and RNC Finance Chairman Todd Ricketts.

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Individual tickets cost $1,000, but "silver seating" tickets are $2,800 and "gold seating" is $5,600. In addition, couples can dine with the president for $100,000.

The event will be Trump's fourth visit to California as president, and his first trip to the Bay Area as president. After the Bay Area fundraiser, President Trump will travel to Southern California for additional events.

Eric Ting is an SFGATE staff writer. Email: eric.ting@sfgate.com | Twitter:@_ericting