
He will go to Hollywood, the heart of the entertainment industry, which has long served as an ATM for the Democratic Party.
President Joe Biden will travel to Los Angeles next week to begin his fundraising journey for the upcoming presidential campaign.
He will go to Hollywood, the heart of the entertainment industry, which has long served as an ATM for the Democratic Party.
The event next Friday at the home of Michael Smith, a celebrity interior designer, and his partner James Costos, a former HBO executive who was President Barack Obama's ambassador to Spain, is expected to raise millions and draw a star-studded crowd expected to perform at a Biden campaign fundraiser.
Director Steven Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw, who starred in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom," are among the campaign's hosts, as are recording industry mogul David Geffen, "Scandal" host Shonda Rhimes and "This is Spinal".
The event is part of a broader fundraising drive by Biden and comes as the Democratic president tries to raise money for what is likely to be a grueling rematch against Republican Donald Trump.
Biden also plans fundraisers in Washington, Boston, Maryland, where he will appear with Gov. Wes Moore, and Philadelphia, where he will be joined by Gov. Josh Shapiro, according to a person familiar with the arrangements.
With a pool of money from elite party donors expected to run into the millions, the Los Angeles event could help ease concerns among Democrats about Biden's re-election chances. He has already drawn a major rival, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips, whose candidacy is a symbolic challenge to national Democrats trying to project the idea that there is no reason to doubt Biden's election, even as many Americans put doubt whether the 80-year-old Biden should serve another term.
By the end of September's fundraising reporting deadline, Biden and his party reported $91 million in cash.
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