Biden's three presidents event allows him to show unity Trump lacks. Trump consolidated power in GOP but is estranged from others who could help with votes outside core loyalists – his VP declined to endorse, as did his final primary opponent. George W. Bush & Trump long at odds.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 28, 2024
President Biden is raising more money for his campaign tonight than Donald Trump raised in the entire month of February.
Don’t tell me that people aren’t excited about Biden.
— Harry Sisson (@harryjsisson) March 28, 2024
From USAToday, “‘A positive story to tell’: Obama and Clinton rip Trump, boost Biden at $26M NYC campaign fundraiser”:
Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined President Joe Biden Thursday night in New York at the most lucrative fundraiser of the 2024 campaign, warning fellow Democrats that Donald Trump must be defeated while making forceful cases for Biden’s reelection.
“Joe is absolutely right that we’ve got not just a nominee, but frankly a party and an entire infrastructure that increasingly seems unconcerned with the essence of America,” Obama said of Trump and Republicans. “The idea of self-governance and the possibilities of us all fully operating and bridging our differences and moving forward.
“But we also have a positive story to tell about the future,” Obama added.
The three presidents took turns taking questions during an “armchair conversation” moderated by Stephen Colbert, host of CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.”…
“I think our democracy is at stake, not a joke. I think democracy is literally at stake,” Biden said. “Think about the things [Trump] has said, think about the things he wants to do.”
Biden added: “We’re at a real inflection point in history, things are changing. This guy denies there is global warming. This guy wants to get rid of not only Roe v. Wade − by the way which he brags about having done − he wants to get rid of the ability of anyone anywhere in America to have the right to choose. All the things he’s doing are so old.”…
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