Joe Biden kicks off Los Angeles fundraising swing with event expected to raise nearly $ 2.5 million for DNC

Update: Joe Biden was joined by First Lady Jill Biden while they attended two of the Los Angeles fundraisers on the first Friday at Andrew Hauptmann’s home co-hosted by Jeffrey Katsenberg.

Speaking of Ukraine, the president said that “many thought I was exaggerating” about the possible invasion of Russia, but “I knew we had data to save”. Daily mail. Biden said: “There is no question [Ukraine’s president Volodymyr] I didn’t want to hear it, and neither did many people.

The First Lady criticized the New York Times coverage of the US summit, highlighting some disagreements among foreign leaders and calling the publication’s story “unfair”. She said, “All the leaders walked up to Joe and said, ‘What a difference you made. It is very nice that you are here. It’s great that we’re working together. “

soon: President Joe Biden will star in two fundraisers in Los Angeles on Friday, launching an event in Brentwood that is expected to raise $ 2.5 million for the Democratic National Committee.

Organizers said the event, which will be held at the home of Andrew Hauptmann and Ellen Bronfman Hauptmann, will receive around 30 donors. The event was organized by Jeffrey Katzenberg, who along with Hauptmann was a fundraiser for the Biden-Harris Ticket Fund.

The admission price was $ 50,000 per person and $ 100,000 per accommodation. The proceeds will be donated to the DNC Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund, which funds basic infrastructure and state party committees.

Biden attended the US summit in Los Angeles.

Following this event, Biden plans to raise money for another fundraiser at the home of Heim and Sheryl Blankets. Tickets start at $ 1,000 per person. At the highest level there is a “sponsor” ticket for those who have written or raised $ 36,500.

Andrew Hauptmann and Katsenberg raised over $ 13 million for the Biden-Harris campaign in 2020 and nearly $ 5 million for the PAC majority in the Senate.

Hauptmann, president of Andell Holdings, said in a statement: “With the Senate and the House and so many other critical contests in the November ballot, we must do everything we can to support President Biden right now.”

Katsenberg said in a statement: “The money raised today will help get people there on election day in November. “Only the ideas of Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell should be enough to get people to vote.”

The event is organized by Jennifer Gonring, Jennifer Lynn and Andy Span of GLS, a strategic consulting firm in Los Angeles and Washington.