President Joe Biden's star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles tonight — an occasion that includes Barack Obama, George Clooney and Julia Roberts — raised at the very least $28 million, in line with a marketing campaign official.
The determine surpasses the quantity raised in March when Biden appeared with Obama and former President Invoice Clinton at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor. That occasion raised $26 million, in line with the marketing campaign.
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The $28 million determine is the biggest single Democratic fundraiser for the marketing campaign. In an announcement on Friday, Jeffrey Katzenberg, who co-chairs the Biden marketing campaign, indicated that the quantity raised would set a file.
Biden landed at LAX this morning, after touring from the G7 summit in Italy. First Girl Jill Biden will journey to Los Angeles later at the moment.
Tonight's occasion, on the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, will function Biden in dialog with Obama and Jimmy Kimmel. The occasion is a mixture of excessive greenback and low greenback fundraising, with donors shelling out a whole bunch of hundreds of {dollars} for a selection seat ticket and a reception, whereas the marketing campaign held a donation drive base, with supporters coming into with the possibility to win a visit to attend.
Others on the invoice tonight embody Jason Bateman, Jack Black, Kathryn Hahn and Sheryl Lee Ralph.
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