President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden rolled into Day Two of their their Los Angeles-area fundraising blitz on Saturday, Dec. 9, criss-crossing the city for myriad meetings, many of them at private homes in posh neighborhoods.
While most of the president’s stops were thought to be linked to efforts to fuel his campaign coffers, one was a solemn experience: Biden attended a shiva at the residence of Lyn and Norman Lear in honor of the pioneering TV producer’s death last week at the age of 101.
“You know, (Lear’s) cast of characters painted a fuller picture of America, of our hopes and our hardships, our fears, our resilience, and changed the way we look at ourselves,” Biden said Friday at an evening gala. “In explaining his approach to getting the laugh — to get us to laugh and think, Norman Lear said, and I quote, “You stand a better chance if you can get them caring first” — “if you can get them caring first.”
Biden added: “Folks, at our best, we’re a nation that cares. We care about each other; we care about the nation. And in — and in three years, we’re going to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Norman brought an original — bought an original copy of that. And he shared it with schools and museums.”
The president also attended a “campaign meeting” Saturday at a home on Burk Place in the Trousdale Estates portion of Beverly Hills around midday, according to the White House pool report, and a later one in Brentwood.
This weekend’s meetings are aimed at helping Biden reach a fundraising target of roughly $67 million for the fourth quarter of the year, according to a source close to the president’s campaign who spoke to the Associated Press but insisted on anonymity to discuss internal numbers.
The first lady is also campaigning for her husband, appearing at a fundraising event Saturday at NeueHouse Hollywood hosted by Matthew Crowley and Martha Leon…
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