Obama, Clinton And Hollywood Big Names Help Biden Raise A Record $25 Million For His Reelection
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Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some of Hollywood's biggest names delivered a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden at a campaign fundraiser.
NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some of Hollywood’s biggest stars teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden that hauled in a record-setting $25 million for his reelection campaign.
The mood at Radio City Music Hall was electric as Obama said he was offering “a positive case for someone who has done an outstanding job as president.” Clinton said Biden “deserves another term and democracy around the world needs it.”
Biden himself went straight at Donald Trump, saying his expected GOP rival’s ideas were “a little old and out of shape.”
Host Stephen Colbert called the trio “champion talkers” and joked that the three presidents had come to town “and not one of them is here to appear in court,” a dig at Trump’s many legal troubles.
The eye-popping fundraising haul was a major show of Democratic support for Biden at a time of persistently low poll numbers. The president will test the power of the campaign cash as he faces off with Trump, who proved with his 2016 win over Democrat Hillary Clinton that he didn’t need to raise the most money to seize the presidency.