President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama spoke out against Donald Trump, warning about the possibility of the former Republican president getting a second term.
The comments were made during a Democratic Party fundraiser in Los Angeles on Saturday night, June 15, which was hosted by actors George Clooney and Julia Roberts, and raised more than $28 million before the event began at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, according to The Washington. Publish. Oscar and Grammy-winning actress and singer Barbra Streisand also took the stage at the event, as did First Lady Jill Biden.
Also in attendance were Hollywood celebrities such as Sheryl Lee Ralph and Keegan-Michael Key, as well as California politicians such as Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
During the event, Biden sat down with Obama in a moderated 40-minute late-night conversation host Jimmy Kimmel. The topic of Trump as Biden’s foil remained pertinent throughout, as the trio analyzed the former president’s record and commented on his re-conviction on 34 charges in May.
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One topic of conversation was the fear of retaliation if Trump is re-elected. “Institutions are important. Which he did on January 6th, and now he’s literally saying that if he doesn’t win there will be a bloodbath. It’s outrageous — what he’s saying is outrageous,” Biden said, according to The Washington Publish. “The idea that he actually threatened retaliation. This is the United States of America. Did you ever think you would ever hear something like this?
He went on to say that having Trump again as president could greatly affect Supreme Court decisions over the next four years, including issues such as gay rights and access to abortion.
“The Supreme Court has never been as unbalanced as it is today, I mean never,” he said, by CNN.
This is not the first time in Biden’s re-election campaign that he has looked to Hollywood for help. In May, actor Robert De Niro voiced a new campaign ad called “Snapped.” In the announcement, De Niro called Trump “out of control” and stated that the former US president will stop at nothing to get “revenge”.
The blows between Biden and Trump heated up ahead of the first debate on June 27. Following Trump’s recent conviction, the former president externally blamed the Biden administration when speaking to the press on May 30.
Biden was asked about Trump’s guilt after his own press conference, which triggered a new viral moment, when the current US President stopped, turned around and reacted with a broad smile, apparently amused by the question or the topic. in question. Journalists continued to ask what the President thought, but he simply left the room.
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During the June 15 conversation, Obama praised the work of his former vice president [Biden]saying “we can be proud to affirm the extraordinary work Joe did.”
He went on to share his thoughts on Trump’s conviction, saying some “have normalized behavior that used to be disqualifying.”
Before the event began, pro-Palestinian protesters gathered around the Peacock Theatre, some wearing T-shirts reading “Ceasefire Now” and “Not in Our Name.” In a video posted on X (formerly Twitter)protesters can be heard chanting, “We are here today to remind Biden and everyone in attendance that there is no business as usual.”
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