Richard Wagner Theatre") was laid. Wagner initially announced the first Bayreuth Festival, at which for the first time the "Ring" cycle would be presented complete, for 1873, but since Ludwig had declined to finance the project, the start of building was delayed and the proposed date for the festival was deferred. To raise funds for the construction, "Wagner societies" were formed in several cities, and Wagner began touring Germany conducting concerts. By the spring of 1873, only a third of the required funds had been raised; further pleas to Ludwig were initially ignored, but early in 1874, with the project on the
Scott Wagner murder police officers. Wagner is a supporter of President Donald Trump. Wagner received the endorsement of President Donald Trump for his gubernatorial campaign on August 3, 2018. Trump held a rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, on October 10, 2018, featuring Scott Wagner and the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, Lou Barletta. Wagner supports state universities providing trade school classes. He proposed having every state-run school have a vocational program, citing a "200,000 to 400,000 skilled labor position crisis.” On the issue of bullying, Wagner told elementary school students in October 2018 that for bullying, he favored one warning and then expulsion,