White House residents and Hollywood megastars shared the stage inside Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Saturday night for what turned out to be a record-setting Democratic fundraising haul as President ‘s reelection campaign netted a historic $28 million from the one-night-only event. But even with all that cash and the glamour of A-list headliners , and (who moderated a 40-minute chat with Biden and former President ), the shadow of Biden’s Republican opponent, Donald Trump, loomed large over L.A.
Live. During the conversation, the trio took turns ripping Trump’s questionable track record, his history of lying to the American people, a freshly stamped criminal record with 34 felonies and a recent threat of bloodshed and retribution should he come out victorious in the November election. “I could have done nothing and done better than him,” Biden said at the top of the conversation, during which much attention was paid to the incumbent’s victories in passing legislation, boosting the economy, creating jobs and erasing millions of student loan debt.
“We’re trying to give ordinary people a chance, just a chance.” Obama was the one who took aim at Trump’s felony convictions. “Look, part of what has happened in the last several years is we’ve normalized behavior that used to be disqualified,” he said.
“The other spectacle of the nominee of one of the two major parties is sitting in court and being convicted by a jury of his peers on 34 counts. You hav.
