Biden Campaign Seeking to Use Obama, George Clooney, Possibly Julia Roberts to Garner Support from Hollywood Elites: Report
President Joe Biden is planning a major Los Angeles fundraiser that will be heavy on Hollywood A-listers, according to a new report.
Former President Barack Obama is being approached to join Biden along with actor/director George Clooney, according to Axios, which cited sources it did not name.
Axios likened the event to a West Coast version of the fundraiser in New York City that featured Biden, Obama and former President Bill Clinton last month. That event brought in $26 million for Biden’s campaign.
The Rich are getting Richer under Biden!
Democrats have become the Party of Rich Elites. https://t.co/oM8BJj5AUB— Wayne Dunlap (@wdunlap) April 23, 2024
With that fundraiser setting a record for a single night, Biden’s campaign hopes for a similar performance at the Los Angeles event, which is being planned for mid-June, according to Axios.
The report said other stars, including Julia Roberts, might attend to increase the event’s star power.
The report said joint events bringing Biden and Clinton together in pursuit of campaign cash also are in the works.
Does any body really care who multi millionaire Hollywood actors who live in an elite bubble endorse? I hope they know Biden has a $6 trillion tax hike in his budget and they are going to pay! ?
— Helen M (@HelenM17813215) April 23, 2024
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Overall, Biden reportedly plans to spend as much as $2 billion to convince voters that the 81-year-old incumbent should be elected.
On Thursday, on a trip to New York state for an event at a Micron chip factory being built near Syracuse, Biden was planning to make a pit stop with some East Coast elites, according to the New York Post.
The Post said Biden would appear at an event hosted by actors Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, who are married.
To dems it’s about popularity if they get to stand next to a Hollywood clone they think it gives them credibility
— Biker Joe (@jjskup67) April 23, 2024
Although former President Donald Trump’s activities are limited by the fact that he must be in a New York City courtroom for his criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records, a report in Politico said next weekend in Palm Beach, Florida, could be a major one for his campaign.
The report said Trump will host a major retreat for big donors and that over the weekend, potential running mates also will be in attendance.
The elites love Crooked Joe Biden because they control him.
The people love President Trump because the elites can’t control him pic.twitter.com/upfw4munhr— Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) April 25, 2024
Politico said 16 special guests who will attend include Sens. Marco Rubio of Florida, Tim Scott of South Carolina and J.D. Vance of Ohio, Govs. Doug Burgum of North Dakota and Kristi Noem of South Dakota, and Reps. Elise Stefanik of New York and Byron Donalds of Florida.
Other special guests set to attend include House Speaker Mike Johnson, Sens. Rick Scott of Florida and Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Reps. Jim Banks of Indiana and Wesley Hunt of Texas, Senate candidates Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and Bernie Moreno of Ohio, and Kellyanne Conway, who helped pilot Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to victory and later was a White House adviser.
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This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
