Trump donors roughed up while leaving fundraising event

Protesters got aggressive as Donald Trump donors left a fundraising event in Minneapolis at the start of the weekend, according to The Star Tribune.

The paper reported some fundraiser attendees were pushed and jostled, spit on and verbally harassed as they left the Minneapolis Convention Center, Friday night.

Photos and videos posted to social media show some of the chaotic scene after the event.

Click here to see more of the chaotic scene from Fox News.

Meanwhile, GOP officials insist the presidential nominee is finally hitting his stride, and will catch up with Democrat Hillary Clinton by around Labor Day.

Trump only began airing TV campaign ads in recent days. He has reserved just $5 million in battleground state spots over the coming week in Florida, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.