President Joe Biden is again joining forces with former President Bill Clinton to rake in campaign cash, with a joint fundraiser with the two men Tuesday set to raise $8 million — part of a roughly $40 million total that Biden’s reelection campaign has pulled in the last five days. The vast majority of the $40 million sum, confirmed by a Biden campaign official, comes from Saturday’s glitzy, star-studded fundraiser with Biden and former President Barack Obama on Saturday in Los Angeles that raised more than $30 million. Meanwhile, first lady Jill Biden has been on her own personal fundraising swing that has brought in $1.5 million.
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Biden’s Reelection Campaign Raises $40 Million in Five Days Including $8 Million with Bill Clinton
- Total Raised: President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign raised approximately $40 million over the past five days.
- Bill Clinton Fundraiser: A joint fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton on Tuesday is set to raise $8 million.
- Star-Studded Event: The majority of the funds, over $30 million, were raised at a high-profile event in Los Angeles with Biden and former President Barack Obama, featuring actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts.
- First Lady’s Efforts: First Lady Jill Biden’s fundraising activities brought in an additional $1.5 million.
- Upcoming Event: Biden and Clinton’s Tuesday event is being hosted at the home of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, with Jill Biden and former first lady Hillary Clinton also in attendance.
- Historical Fundraiser: The Los Angeles event marked the largest single fundraiser in Democratic Party history.
- Comparative Fundraising: Donald Trump raised $50.5 million at an April event and the Trump campaign, along with the Republican National Committee, reported raising $141 million in May.
The Associated Press has the story:
Biden’s reelection campaign raises $40M in 5 days including $8M with Bill Clinton
Newslooks- WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Joe Biden is again joining forces with former President Bill Clinton to rake in campaign cash, with a joint fundraiser with the two men Tuesday set to raise $8 million — part of a roughly $40 million total that Biden’s reelection campaign has pulled in the last five days.
The vast majority of the $40 million sum, confirmed by a Biden campaign official, comes from Saturday’s glitzy, star-studded fundraiser with Biden and former President Barack Obama on Saturday in Los Angeles that raised more than $30 million. Meanwhile, first lady Jill Biden has been on her own personal fundraising swing that has brought in $1.5 million.
Biden and Clinton, who appeared together with Obama at a March fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York, are headlining Tuesday’s event, which is being held at the home of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a longtime Clinton adviser. Jill Biden and former first lady Hillary Clinton will also be at the fundraiser in McLean, Va., a tony suburb of Washington, D.C.
Last weekend’s Los Angeles event — which also featured actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts in addition to Biden and Obama — was the largest single fundraiser in Democratic Party history.
Biden has ramped up his fundraising sprint as his presumptive Republican challenger, Donald Trump, shows signs that he is gaining ground in the money game. For instance, Trump raised $50.5 million at an April gathering of major donors at the Florida home of billionaire investor John Paulson.
The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee say they’ve raised $141 million in May, padded by tens of millions of dollars in contributions that flowed in after Trump’s guilty verdict in his criminal hush money trial. The Biden campaign has yet to release its May fundraising figures.
