Biden Due at Hollywood Saturday for Second Star-Studded Fundraiser of the Season

The fundraiser represents an effort from the Biden campaign to match the stellar fundraising levels claimed by the Trump campaign in the wake of his guilty verdict.

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President Biden on January 5, 2024, and President Trump on January 19, 2024. AP, file

President Biden is headed to a fundraiser Saturday featuring actor George Clooney, actress Julia Roberts, and a late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel, as most of Hollywood throws its support behind his re-election bid.

Mr. Clooney and Ms. Roberts, both Academy Award winners, are only the latest stars from Hollywood’s highest tier to throw in with the Biden campaign. In May, a two-time Oscar winner, Robert De Niro, held a press conference for the campaign outside President Trump’s recent criminal trial at Manhattan, where the actor predicted that Trump would “destroy the whole world” if re-elected.

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