President Biden is expected to raise more than $25 million at a star-studded fundraiser Thursday in New York City with former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
The campaign is calling it “the most successful political fundraiser in American history.” President Obama accompanied Biden on Air Force One flight from Washington, D.C., to New York earlier in the day.
At a rally in Texas earlier this month, the Biden campaign raised a total of $7 million from three separate fundraisers. Biden's fundraiser in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Tuesday raised $2.3 million.
Biden's biggest single-day gain before Thursday was recorded within 24 hours of his remarks. state of the union address His campaign said it raised $10 million in early March.
But Thursday's staggering amount was a new record for the campaign; Growing cash gap A battle between Mr. Biden and former President Donald Trump, who is expected to be his opponent in the general election.
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Trump raised $20 million in all of February and $8.8 million in January. He also follows around. legal claims and paymentshis campaign and political action committee are helping with his spending. Attorney fees of $10 million or more this year.
Mr. Biden's campaign committee held more than twice as much cash as Mr. Trump's counterpart, with $155 million for Mr. Biden and $74 million for Mr. Trump at the end of March.
“Unlike our opponents, every dollar we raise goes to the voters who will decide this election, telling our president's history, his vision for the future, and clarifying the stakes of this election.” ” said a co-congressman on the Biden-Harris campaign. – Chairman and Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg.
The Trump campaign sent out two fundraising emails on Wednesday that touched on Biden's Thursday fundraiser, one calling on 1 million Trump supporters to donate to help defeat the “Obama-Clinton cartel,'' and the other. One commenter read, “We can't afford to lose to Obama!”
The New York City fundraiser, which will be held Thursday at Radio City Music Hall, will be hosted by actress Mindy Kaling and include several guests including Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele. There will be performances by musical guests and artists. The event will conclude with a debate between Biden, Obama and Clinton moderated by “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert.
More than 5,000 tickets were sold for this fundraiser.
