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TRUMP & THE BILLIONAIRES

Velshi

MSNBC

Msnbc, Politics, Weekend News, Ali Velshi, Government, News, News Commentary

4.8687 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, NBC News’ Hala Gorani, President and Founder of J Street Jeremy Ben-Ami, Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, NBC’s Maura Barrett, former Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Alexander Vindman, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, NBC News’s Ali Vitali, President and Founder of INARA Arwa Damon, Associate Professor at Northeastern University Meredith Clark, Founding Member of Enid Social Justice Committee Connie Vickers

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0:00.0

Good morning. It is Sunday, April the 7th, with the presidential race now in full swing

0:11.5

between the two presumptive nominees. Both campaigns are focusing on raising as much money

0:17.1

as they can. A couple of weeks ago, Joe Biden was joined by former president, Barack Obama and

0:22.3

Bill Clinton, to headline a star-studded campaign fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

0:28.6

Brought in a record setting, $26 million. And that was the most money ever raised for a single

0:34.2

political event until apparently last night. Just 11 days after Biden set that

0:40.0

record, Donald Trump needed to smash it. So he says that at a fundraiser in Florida last night,

0:45.6

the presumptive Republican Party's nominee took in more than $50 million, nearly doubling Biden's

0:51.9

record. The two events, however, are a study in contrasts.

0:56.0

Biden's Radio City extravaganza was emceed by the comedian Mindy Kaling. It featured musical

1:01.1

performances from Lizzo, and it featured a conversation with three presidents moderated

1:06.4

by Stephen Colbert. Tickets for the event ranged from $225 at the low end and went as high as $500,000,

1:14.2

which included access to an exclusive gathering. The event was sold out and more than 5,000 people

1:20.1

came out to support the president's re-election effort. Donald Trump's event last night was a more

1:26.0

exclusive affair. It was hosted by the hedge fund billionaire

1:29.0

John Paulson at his $110 million oceanfront home in Palm Beach, just a few minutes away from

1:35.4

Mar-a-Lago. Paulson, by the way, got very, very rich off of betting big against subprime mortgages

1:41.7

in 2007 at the height of the credit bubble.

1:45.0

Now, Trump was the night's main event, but a few of his allies and former primary opponents,

1:49.3

the South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, North Dakota Governor Doug Bergam,

1:53.7

and the entrepreneur Vivek Ramoswamy, all offered remarks as well.

1:58.7

Tickets to that event started at $250,000 at the low end. At the high end,

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