President Joe Biden was in Chicago for a big money fundraiser and used the occasion to blast his likely November opponent, Donald Trump, over abortion.
President Joe Biden, wearing cap, arrives at Soldier Field in Chicago on Monday, April 8, 2024, in advance of a fundraising event. He is greeted by U.S. Rep. Danny Davis, from left, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. President Joe Biden came to Chicago Monday afternoon for a big money Gold Coast fundraiser where he assailed former President Donald Trump for curbing abortion rights and said the “chaos” it has caused symbolized his presidency.
Also sponsoring the event was Laura Ricketts, a member of the Chicago Cubs ownership as well as the WNBA’s Chicago Sky. A Democratic source said the get-together was expected to raise about $2.5 million for Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee from roughly 40 attendees, who also included Bill Daley, a former White House chief of staff and commerce secretary and son and brother of two Chicago mayors, and M.K. Pritzker, the wife of Gov. J.B. Pritzker.
Democrats have used the court’s decision as a powerful motivating force in both the 2022 midterm elections as well as in gearing up for the November presidential election, including placing abortion rights related initiatives on several state ballots. Activists in support of Palestine rally on Michigan Ave at Oak Street in protest of President Joe Biden, in town for a fundraiser on Monday, April 8, 2024.
In Madison, the home of the University of Wisconsin, Biden touted new plans for providing debt relief from student loans.
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