RI Gov. Cancels Fundraiser Being Co-hosted by Trump Backer “I do not want to be associated with Donald Trump in any way, shape, or form. I do not like Trump,” Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said in a statement. Published May 10, 2021 • Updated on May 10, 2021 at 11:27 am Office of Lt. Gov. McKee Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee said Sunday he has canceled a fundraising event that was being organized on his behalf by a prominent supporter of former President Donald Trump. The Democratic governor had been scheduled to attend a May 12 event co-hosted by Gerald Zarrella, a Republican who was co-chair of Trump’s Rhode Island re-election campaign. But when the Democrat learned who was behind the fundraiser, he said he asked to call it off.