Biden launches a Hollywood fundraising blitz to tap into star power with strikes over

By WILL WEISSERT
Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are in California for six fundraising events and meetings this weekend, as they hope to rake in record-breaking campaign contributions. With the strikes by writers and actors now over, “Union Joe” is pitching his Hollywood story to some of the glitziest names in town. In his screenplay, an incumbent facing tough polling numbers and questions about his advanced age overcomes a brash opponent to win a second term at the White House. Friday night’s fundraiser featured luminaries like Steven Spielberg and Barbra Streisand, director Rob Reiner, recording industry mogul David Geffen and Shonda Rhimes, the executive producer of “Bridgerton.”