The president spent Thursday evening with some of his wealthiest supporters, trying to regain momentum after criticism over his response to violence in Virginia.

By Maggie Haberman & Kenneth P. Vogel @ NYTimes.com, 6:45 pm

BEDMINSTER, N.J. — President Trump dined on Thursday night at his Bedminster golf club with a handful of the right’s most generous donors, as he tried to build support for his hobbled legislative agenda amid mounting criticism from within his own party, three people briefed on the dinner said.

The dinner was scheduled weeks ago as part of a donor-outreach initiative by the Trump administration as it prepares an overhaul of the tax code, according to several people involved in the planning [....]

It’s unclear to what extent the Charlottesville rally and its aftermath were discussed at the Thursday dinner.

The invited donors and their families have combined to donate millions of dollars to committees supporting Mr. Trump’s campaign and inauguration, and Mr. Trump’s team hopes they will contribute millions more to groups pushing his legislative agenda. They included the New York investor Robert Mercer, the Kentucky coal executive Joseph W. Craft and the Wisconsin roofing magnate Diane Hendricks, according to people familiar with the dinner [....]