美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)将于周六前往洛杉矶，参加一场耗资数百万美元的活动，旨在通过明星云集的名人竞选代理人秀来支持民主党候选人。
该活动将包括朱莉娅·罗伯茨和乔治·克鲁尼，以及前总统巴拉克·奥巴马。观众还将看到演员杰森·贝特曼、凯瑟琳·哈恩、杰克·布莱克、雪莉·李·拉尔夫的亮相，以及一位惊喜的音乐嘉宾来结束这场演出。
类似于竞选的纽约筹款活动主持人吉米·基梅尔将主持奥巴马和拜登之间的对话，讨论这次选举的利害关系。
据该活动称，活动开始时，该活动筹集了2800万美元，这是历史上最大的民主党筹款活动。
拜登竞选团队已经确认，科甘·迈克尔·基、康妮·布里登、米沙·克林斯、洁蕊·瑞恩、乔纳森·德尔·阿尔科、曼达娜·达亚尼、布雷克·库珀·格里芬和亚当·梅特也将出席筹款活动。
拜登竞选团队联合主席杰弗瑞·卡森伯格在一份声明中说:“本周六，我们将看到媒体和娱乐界出现前所未有的创纪录的变化。”“对拜登/哈里斯的热情和承诺再强烈不过了。我们都明白这是我们一生中最重要的选举。”
募捐活动的门票从250美元到125，000美元不等，但基层捐赠者只需支付10美元就可以虚拟参加活动。
与会者将享用总统最喜欢的甜点之一:冰淇淋。它将由洛杉矶一个著名的热点——西好莱坞的克雷格餐厅提供。
这一事件发生在拜登的G7意大利之行之后双边安全协议于周四签署在美国和乌克兰之间。拜登还会见了教皇方济各在他出国期间。
总统回避了关于他儿子的审判和乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽伦斯基(Volodymyr Zelensky)联合举行的新闻发布会上达成的加沙停火协议，将提前离开会议，参加西海岸的筹款活动。
据知情人士透露，前总统唐纳德·特朗普的竞选团队和拜登的竞选团队周三都在伦敦举行了筹款活动。
特朗普不在时，他的儿子小唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump Jr .)充当代理人，女演员霍利·万斯(Holly Vance)主持婚礼。拜登的筹款活动由《Vogue》主编为安娜·温图尔打扮主持。
两位候选人都在为预计将于6月27日在亚特兰大举行的备受关注的首场辩论做准备。
拜登竞选团队告诉美国广播公司新闻，周六筹集的每一美元都将用于开设办事处，雇佣组织者和发起付费媒体活动。
据竞选团队称，拜登今年5月在旧金山和西雅图的西海岸竞选活动中筹集了1000万美元。根据一名竞选官员的说法，与特朗普本月早些时候在自己的西海岸巡回演出期间筹集的2750万美元相比，这个数额相对较小，他经过了旧金山、贝弗利山、新港滩和拉斯维加斯。
据知情人士透露，拜登将于6月18日在前弗吉尼亚州州长特里·麦考利夫的家中与前总统比尔·克林顿举行另一场大型筹款活动。前国务卿和第一夫人希拉里·克林顿将和她的丈夫、第一夫人吉尔·拜登一起出席。该活动将有一个招待会，然后是一个更独特的晚宴，为大额捐款。
Biden campaign to hold star-studded fundraiser in Los Angeles after G7 visit
President Joe Biden will head to Los Angeles on Saturday for a multimillion-dollar event that aims to shore up support for the Democratic ticket with a star-studded show of celebrity campaign surrogates.
The event will include headliners Julia Roberts and George Clooney, along with former President Barack Obama. Audience members will also see appearances from actors Jason Bateman, Kathryn Hahn, Jack Black, Sheryl Lee Ralph and a surprise musical guest to end the show.
Similar to the format of thecampaign's New York fundraiser, host Jimmy Kimmel will moderate a conversation between Obama and Biden to talk about the stakes of this election.
Heading into the event, the campaign raised $28 million according to the campaign, the largest Democratic fundraiser in history.
The Biden campaign has confirmed that Keegan-Michael Key, Connie Britton, Misha Collins, Jeri Ryan, Jonathan Del Arco, Mandana Dayani, Blake Cooper Griffin and Adam Met will also be in attendance at the fundraiser.
"This Saturday we are going to see an unprecedented and record setting turn out from the media and entertainment world," said Biden campaign co-chair Jeffrey Katzenberg in a statement. "The enthusiasm and commitment for Biden/Harris couldn't be stronger. We all understand this is the most important election of our lifetime."
Tickets for the fundraiser ranged anywhere from $250 to $125,000, but grassroots donors can pay as little as $10 to virtually join the event.
Attendees will be treated to one of the president's favorite desserts: Ice cream. It will be supplied by a famous L.A. hotspot, Craig's Restaurant in West Hollywood.
The event comes on the heels of Biden's G7 trip to Italy where abilateral security pact was signed on Thursdaybetween the United States and Ukraine. Biden alsomet with Pope Francisduring his time abroad.
The president, who dodged questions abouthis son's trialand a cease-fire deal in Gaza at the press conference he held jointly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, will be leaving the conference early to attend the West Coast fundraiser.
Former President Donald Trump's campaign and the Biden campaign both held fundraisers on Wednesday in London, according to sources familiar.
While Trump was not there, his son Donald Trump Jr. acted as a surrogate while actress Holly Vance hosted. Biden's fundraiser was hosted by Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour.
Both candidates are gearing up for what is expected to be a heavily-watched first debate hosted by CNN in Atlanta on June 27.
The Biden campaign told ABC News that every dollar from Saturday's fundraising haul will be used to open offices, hire organizers and launch paid media campaigns.
Biden raised $10 million in May during his West Coast swing in San Francisco and Seattle, according to the campaign. The amount is relatively small compared to Trump's $27.5 million he raised during his own West Coast swing earlier this month, which went through San Francisco, Beverly Hills, New Port Beach and Las Vegas, according to a campaign official.
Biden will have another large fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton on June 18 at the home of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, according to a source familiar with the planning. Former Secretary of State and first lady Hillary Clinton will join her husband along with first lady Dr. Jill Biden. The event will have a reception followed by a more exclusive dinner for big-dollar contributions.
