WORLD NEWS | Biden to meet with donors next week as 2024 launch looms

WASHINGTON, April 20 (AP) — President Joe Biden will gather major Democratic donors to Washington next week as he prepares to launch his 2024 re-election campaign, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The event, organized by the Democratic National Committee, was not a fundraiser but aimed at energizing the party’s top donors for Biden’s campaign, the people said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. Biden is expected to dine with the gathered donors, who will also hear from some of his top political advisers.

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Biden has repeatedly said he intends to run for re-election, but aides say he is under little pressure to formally launch a campaign, especially since he has steered clear of any serious challenge to the nomination within his party.

“We’re ready,” said Michael Smith, who, along with his partner James Kostos, is hosting Biden’s first Hollywood fundraiser in the 2020 primary and will be in Washington next week with Democratic officials and strategists meet.

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Biden has focused in recent months on enforcing the massive infrastructure, technology investment and climate laws he passed during his first two years in office, in stark contrast to Republicans as Washington prepares for a fight over raising the nation’s borrowing limit. Aides believe those priorities will boost his profile ahead of his re-election bid.

Some Biden donors have complained about what they see as a lack of outreach by the Biden team ahead of the campaign.

News of the gathering was first reported by The New York Times. (Associated Press)

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