Obama to Host Solo Fundraiser for Biden

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Former President Barack Obama will headline his first solo fundraiser for Joe Biden on July 28.

Obama will host a virtual fundraiser on Biden’s behalf on July 28, the first time the former president will anchor a solo event for his former No. 2. Tickets for the fundraiser, which will also feature the actor George Clooney, range from $500 to $250,000.

Obama appeared alongside Biden for joint fundraisers on June 23 that raised $11 million for the Democratic nominee. Those were Obama’s first public appearances on behalf of Biden since he released an endorsement video in April. On Thursday, the Biden campaign will release a video of a conversation between the two men about the coronavirus pandemic and other challenges facing the country, their first known in-person get together since Biden secured the nomination.

The Biden campaign has put out two short clips from the video. The first shows Biden sitting down for a socially distant conversation in which they criticize Trump’s handling of the pandemic. In the second, Obama talks up Biden’s experience in the White House.

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-22/trump-remains-socially-distant-from-fauci-campaign-update?srnd=politics-vp