On Thursday, President Joe Biden held an uber-fancy campaign fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event was billed as an “Evening with the Presidents” and featured an “armchair conversation” with the presidential trio of Biden, Barack Obama, and Bill Clinton.
The cost of having a photograph taken with all three presidents started at $100,000. Donors who contributed at the $250,000 and $500,000 levels received exclusive invitations to separate receptions with the three presidents. The glitzy gala was deemed a fiscal success, raising a reported $25 million for Biden’s re-election campaign.
Only a select few members of the press pool traveling with the White House were granted entry to the event, and the news media was not allowed to record video footage during the program. Attendees leaked footage, including of Lizzo’s musical performance and of the…
