Comic Theo Von, mega donor Gavin de Becker, Hines and Kennedy’s kids additionally spoke to the gang of greater than 200 attendees, Lyons stated.
That is truly the second birthday gala deliberate for the candidate. The primary try — a star-studded birthday gala fundraiser — was extensively mocked on-line after American Values marketed that Dionne Warwick and Martin Sheen would attend. Each stated in social media posts that they wouldn’t be there.
Then, the candidate himself stated wouldn’t be going to the occasion by his marketing campaign spokesperson. The occasion was then canceled.
The primary-time candidate polls between 7 and 18 p.c normally election match-ups,
according to RealClearPolitics. That help is greater than sufficient to shake up the race, which is extensively anticipated to be a Donald Trump-Joe Biden rematch.
Lyons, who can be Kennedy’s writer, stated this was the “most profitable” occasion the PAC has hosted but.
American Values 2024 will host a second seventieth birthday fundraiser this week, in keeping with an invite shared with POLITICO, in Washington, D.C. — although the PAC is making no guarantees about superstar attendees.
