HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- President Donald Trump arrived in Houston Thursday night to attend a private Republican National Committee fundraiser for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose U.S. Senate campaign faces a nearly $60 million fundraising deficit compared to his challenger, Democratic State Representative James Talarico.

The event comes fewer than 70 days before the midterm election and as Paxton trails Talarico in recent polling.

The New York Times reported that entry to Thursday's fundraiser began at $10,000 per couple, with some donors paying more than $400,000 per couple.