Biden Hits Fundraising Circuit Following First Debate
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Joe Biden hit the fundraising trail following his debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday, reportedly raising $27 million in the first day since.
The Details: Biden first appeared in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, where he spoke with a more energetic tone than he did during the debate with the aim of boosting voter and donor confidence. He then flew to New York for a Pride Month event and held additional events in the region on Saturday, which included fundraisers at the homes of billionaire Barry Rosenstein and Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.
For Context: Many have viewed Biden’s debate performance as shaky, and The New York Times Editorial Board (Left bias), among others, have called for the President to leave the race; however, his team insists he will push on.
Key Quote: Speaking at Governor Murphy’s house, Biden said, “I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder,” Biden told attendees at the home of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. “Donald Trump is a genuine threat to the nation.”
How The Media Covered It: Many outlets across the spectrum covered Biden’s attention to fundraising following the debate, but the reported figure of $27 million was not widely used in headlines.
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From the Left
Biden makes appeals to donors as concerns persist over his presidential debate performance
President Joe Biden looked to recapture his mojo and reassured donors at a Saturday fundraiser that he is fully up to the challenge of beating Donald Trump.
“I didn’t have a great night, but I’m going to be fighting harder,” Biden told attendees at the home of New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy. “Donald Trump is a genuine threat to the nation,” he emphasized, saying that his predecessor would undermine democracy if returned to the White House and his economic ideas would worsen inflation.
The 81-year-old’s troubling performance at the first presidential debate Thursday rattled many Democrats, who see...
From the Center
Biden campaign fundraises $27 million after first debate
The Biden campaign has raised $27 million starting from the day of the first presidential debate through Friday evening, a campaign spokesperson announced on Saturday.
The number comes in the middle of President Joe Biden’s post-debate fundraising swing, during which the campaign is looking to keep pace with former President Donald Trump’s recent donation momentum.
The Biden campaign, the Democratic National Convention, and Biden PACs and committees jointly raised $85 million in May, lagging behind Trump’s $141 million haul in the same month that the former president was convicted on 34 felony charges.
From the Right
Flubbed debate turns into $27M bonanza for Biden-Harris campaign
The re-election campaign for President Biden says it has raised a whopping $27 million since his rocky debate performance against former President Trump.
From the day of the debate through Friday evening, the Biden-Harris campaign told Fox News that it had raised $27 million.
The updated figure comes after the campaign said on Friday that it raised $14 million in "a sign of strength of our grassroots support" on debate day and the morning after.
The campaign also noted Friday that 11 p.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday – the first hour after the debate...
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