Arthur Blank to hold fundraiser for Biden in Atlanta on eve of Morehouse speech
Source: ajc.com
By Greg Bluestein 9 hours ago
Arthur Blank, the billionaire Home Depot co-founder, will host a high-dollar fundraiser with President Joe Biden in Atlanta on the eve of the Democrats commencement speech at Morehouse College.
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The next day, Biden will headline Morehouses graduation ceremony amid threats of a walk-out from students and faculty in protest of the Democrats handling of the Israel-Hamas war and other critiques of his agenda.
Polls show Biden and former President Donald Trump in a close race in Georgia, which voted Democratic in 2020 for the first time in nearly three decades.
Blank, the owner of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, donated $300,000 to Bidens campaign during the 2020 campaign and another $400,000 in 2023. In all, he has given more than $4 million to Democratic-aligned groups since 2010, though he also contributed to a handful of Republicans.
Read more: https://www.ajc.com/politics/arthur-blank-to-hold-fundraiser-for-biden-in-atlanta-on-eve-of-morehouse-speech/GAFFXHA2IZH2FKUIW62WSG2MQA/
Also see this DU link for a few other Biden donors:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218935181
LetMyPeopleVote
(146,760 posts)I may have to reconsider this boycott
samnsara
(17,705 posts)forkol
(114 posts)Arthur Blank was one of them. The other is Bernie Marcus, and he's the Trump supporting guy.
FakeNoose
(33,255 posts)Meanwhile Mr. Blank has sponsored many community-service and philanthropic programs in Atlanta and elsewhere. I guess it's OK to boycott him if you dislike the Atlanta Falcons. But it doesn't make sense to boycott Home Depot.
Further info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Blank
CurtEastPoint
(18,735 posts)Atlanta Humane Society, brand new facility
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, brand new hospital