Posted on 06/18/2019 12:13:24 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Democratic front runner Joe Biden on Monday appealed to a billionaire Republican donor for fundraising help in his presidential campaign. But the financier, Trump-supporting New York supermarket magnate John Catsimatidis, declined.
Biden spoke to Catsimatidis, who has an estimated net worth of $3.1 billion, for about 10 minutes at a fundraiser held at the New York home of short seller Jim Chanos, according to the businessman. When Biden asked for his help, “I just smiled,” Catsimatidis said.
Catsimatidis, who owns the New York supermarket chain Gristedes and ran for mayor in 2013, had praise for Biden, but he is sticking with President Donald Trump in 2020. Catsimatidis was an invited guest to the Monday fundraiser and did not contribute to Biden’s campaign to gain entrance.
“I think Joe Biden is the most common sense nominee of the 23 people running in the Democratic Party,” he said. “Monetarily, I did not commit to helping him but I will help him brotherly, on my radio show and with all my media contacts.”
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Good. Nice to see a reliable Trump supporter.
Get ready to be stalked at restaurants and public venues by the rabies crowd.
It’s Biden who is a laughingstock. Rich guys are smart enough to invest in good things. However, I doubt he would be as nice to reject Biden against someone like Hitlery or he’ll end up Arkancide’..
Clueless Joe.
Catsimatidis: “Mr Vice President...would you please take your hands off my wife?”
Biden: “Donate $100,000 or I’ll start hanging around by your wife”.
It’s no compliment to get support from Cats...but to ask for it like plugs did...shows a debased man.
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