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Stellar's Journal
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June 20, 2019

Joe Biden to rich donors: "Nothing would fundamentally change" if he's elected

https://www.salon.com/2019/06/19/joe-biden-to-rich-donors-nothing-would-fundamentally-change-if-hes-elected/


Former Vice President Joe Biden assured rich donors at a ritzy New York fundraiser that “nothing would fundamentally change” if he is elected.

Biden told donors at an event at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan on Tuesday evening that he would not “demonize” the rich and promised that “no one’s standard of living will change, nothing would fundamentally change,” Bloomberg News reported.

Biden’s assurance to donors in New York came shortly after his appearance at the Poor People’s Campaign Presidential Forum in Washington on Monday.
June 20, 2019

Billionaire GOP donor and Trump supporter rejected Joe Biden request for Fundraising.

https://www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/06/18/billionaire-trump-donor-says-he-rejected-joe-bidens-request-for-fundraising-help.html?amp_js_v=a2&_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQA#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnbc.com%2F2019%2F06%2F18%2Fbillionaire-trump-donor-says-he-rejected-joe-bidens-request-for-fundraising-help.html
Democratic front runner Joe Biden on Monday appealed to a billionaire Republican donor for fundraising help in his presidential campaign.

But the financier, Trump-supporting New York supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis, declined.

The event at short seller Jim Chanos' home marked Biden's first fundraising visit to New York since he announced his candidacy for president.

Biden spoke to Catsimatidis, who has an estimated net worth of $3.1 billion, for about 10 minutes at a fundraiser held at the New York home of short seller Jim Chanos, according to the businessman. When Biden asked for his help, "I just smiled," Catsimatidis said.


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