Donald Trump's sons are asking for $1 million in exchange for access to the president-elect

Donald Trump's sons
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The chance for a "private reception and photo opportunity" with President-elect Donald Trump or a "multi-day hunting and/or fishing excursion" with his sons is up for grabs — so long as a $1 million donation is given first. The nonprofit Opening Day Foundation, created less than a week ago and led by Trump's sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, is offering up these prizes in exchange for donations to "unnamed 'conservation' charities," the Center for Public Integrity reported.

The awards ceremony — or as it's being called, Opening Day 2017 — is slated for Jan. 21, the day after Trump is inaugurated. The brochure describes the event as both "honoring President Donald J. Trump" and celebrating "the great American tradition of outdoor sporting, shooting, fishing, and conservation." "It's not going to be a black tie event. It's going to be boots and jeans and camouflage and it's going to raise a lot of money to go to sportsman's charities," said Mike Ingram, an Arizona developer who is listed as a director of the nonprofit alongside Trump's sons.

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