Obama, Clinton, big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for his reelection
The Peninsula
NEW YORK: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace of...
NEW YORK: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world teamed up Thursday night to deliver a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden that hauled in a record-setting $26 million-plus for his reelection campaign.
The mood at Radio City Music Hall was electric as Obama praised Biden's willingness to look for common ground and said, "That's the kind of president I want.” Clinton said simply of the choices facing voters in 2024: "Stay with what works."
Biden himself went straight at Donald Trump, saying his expected GOP rival's ideas were "a little old and out of shape.”
Moderator Stephen Colbert, in an armchair conversation with the trio, called them "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 his 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.