WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's visit to Central New York next week will be closed to the public, and only donors to Rep. Claudia Tenney's campaign will be able to see him speak, a Trump campaign official said Wednesday.

The closed-door event will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday in Utica, said Carl Paladino, chairman of Trump's New York campaign. Paladino said he was not authorized to disclose the exact location.

"It's not going to be a big rally," Paladino said of Trump's appearance. "It's going to be a fundraiser."

Paladino said he did not know the cost of tickets to the event, how many tickets are available, or how people can buy them.

A White House official said she was not authorized to comment on the Utica visit because it involved Trump's political operation and is not considered an official event.

The president's visit to Utica will follow an earlier stop at Fort Drum near Watertown on Monday, where he will make a public speech and sign a bill authorizing spending for the Department of Defense, according to the White House.

Tenney and her campaign have declined to make public any details about Trump's visit or the fundraiser. The first-term Republican from New Hartford is locked in a tight battle with Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, D-Utica, who is trying to unseat her in the 22nd Congressional District.

Tenney's campaign released a statement Wednesday, confirming only that Trump plans to visit the region.

"President Donald Trump's historic visit to the Mohawk Valley is symbolic of the importance he and I place on serving the forgotten people of Upstate New York," Tenney said.

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