President Biden’s reelection campaign has not released the names of the donors who attended the star-studded fundraiser with Biden, former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama in New York City.
The Biden campaign said more than $26 million was raised during a Thursday night fundraiser attended by three presidents.
“An Evening with Presidents Biden, Obama, and Clinton” was held at Radio City Music Hall and, in keeping with the campaign, was a sold-out event with more than 5,000 attendees. Biden senior advisers said attendees at the event ranged from small, grassroots campaign donors to some of the campaign’s biggest donors and financiers.
However, Biden’s team declined to reveal the names of financial backers at the glitzy event upon request from Fox News Digital.
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President Biden (left) attended a star-studded fundraiser, while former President Trump (R) attended the wake of New York police officer Jonathan Diller, who died in the line of duty. (Getty Images)
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Biden attended an event hosted by late-night TV host Stephen Colbert, while former President Trump attended the wake of Jonathan Diller, a New York police officer who died in the line of duty.
President Trump paid tribute to Diller’s family Thursday night. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)
“President Trump honors Officer Diller’s life and accomplishments and pays tribute to his family, friends, and the NYPD for their tragic loss,” President Trump’s press secretary Stephen Chan told Fox News Digital. “I did,” he said in a statement.
“Meanwhile, the Three Stooges – Biden, Obama and Clinton – were participating in glitzy fundraisers in the city with their elitist and unaffiliated celebrity patrons,” he added.
Biden’s high-flying night included a program hosted by actress Mindy Kaling and performances from Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele.
U.S. President Joe Biden, former President Barack Obama, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton appear on CBS’s “The Late Show” during a campaign fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on March 28.・Participating in a discussion moderated by Stephen Colbert, host of “With Stephen Colbert.” , 2024. (Reuters/Elizabeth Franz TPX Picture of the Day)
First Lady Jill Biden introduced the main event, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (New York) each gave remarks.
“We’re at a real turning point in history, because things are changing,” Biden told the audience during the event, before turning to Trump. “This man denies the existence of global warming. This man brags that he has done it, not only because of Roe v. Wade, but because of the right of choice for anyone anywhere in America. I want to get rid of it.”
“I mean, everything he’s doing is so old, you could say old,” he joked. “And, you know, he’s a little older and his figure is out of shape. But anyway.”
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The two events, both in New York, were quickly contrasted on social media.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) posted screenshots of headlines detailing each president’s Thursday activities and posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, “President Trump visits New York today with grieving families. .Joe Biden is partying,” he wrote.
“Both presidential candidates will be in New York City today,” Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) told X. “President Trump will attend the funeral of a heroic NYPD officer who was tragically killed. “I plan to attend. Joe Biden will not be present.” A funeral to attend a globalist fundraiser with Obama and Clinton. ”
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Diller died during a routine traffic stop. (Reuters/Shannon Stapleton)
Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, similarly commented on how the 2024 competition the contestants entered was completely different. The senator said Biden is promoting “a culture that prioritizes criminals over victims and looters over police officers.”
But “Donald Trump is proposing a different path,” he said.
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Republican strategist Doug Kochel told Fox News Digital that the move was a “smart play by Team Trump.”
Mr. Biden’s fundraiser took place on the same night as Mr. Diller’s memorial service. (Reuters/Elizabeth Franz)
“Trump faces all kinds of challenges and tends to go off script and say weird things, but he handles all of these moments like a very smart executive producer,” he added.
Even David Axelrod, a veteran Democratic strategist and former senior adviser to President Obama, acknowledged that the two competing opportunities were unfavorable to Biden.
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But fellow Democratic strategist Max Burns called the Trump campaign’s comparisons “unfortunately predictable.” He added: “Trump is using every trick in the book to distract from President Biden’s record-breaking $26 million fundraising effort, which Trump could never even dream of achieving.” I don’t think so.”
Representatives for Obama and Clinton did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time of publication.
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