Trump’s Hamptons Fundraisers Put High-Profile Donors in a Bind

  • Soulcycle faces possible boycott as part-owner hosts Trump
  • Invitees include Catsimatidis family, Lauder, Lutnick, Pierce
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Donald Trump’s fundraising swing through the Hamptons on Friday is creating headaches for some of his high-dollar donors, who face threats of boycotts and employee complaints for supporting a president Democrats say is racist.

Celebrities and social media users have threatened to cancel their memberships to Equinox Fitness Club and its indoor-cycling subsidiary SoulCycle after Stephen Ross -- a real estate developer who owns the fitness brands and the NFL’s Miami Dolphins -- agreed to host a fundraiser at his Southampton home.