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Biden, a Democrat who is seeking another four-year term in the
Nov. 5 election, is stopping at fundraising events in Miami and
Palm Beach.
Trump, who is heavily favored to win the Republican nomination
for president, has made the Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach his
home since leaving the White House in January 2021.
Biden's campaign so far has shown little interest in making a
major play to win Florida in 2024 despite the state's longtime
former status as a competitive region for both Democrats and
Republicans.
Trump beat Biden 51.2%-47.9% in Florida in 2020, improving on
Republicans' margin of victory there four years earlier despite
millions of dollars spent by Biden-aligned Democrats.
Still, the Biden campaign has been eager to tap into the
financial resources afforded by the state's well-to-do
residents. Floridians were the fourth-largest source of
donations to Biden's 2020 campaign and the third-largest source
for Trump's that year, according to Federal Election Commission
data.
Biden and the Democratic Party raised $97 million during the
last three months of 2023. Trump raised $45 million in the third
quarter, the latest figures available, and not including
Republican Party fundraising.
Trump's campaign did not respond to a request for comment on
Biden's fundraising. The Biden campaign declined to comment.
Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley, the
lone remaining challenger to Trump for the nomination, was
scheduled to be in South Florida for fundraisers on Wednesday,
before returning to the campaign trail in South Carolina on
Thursday, according to a senior campaign official.
Hosts for Biden's Miami fundraiser include Biden Victory Fund
national finance chair Chris Korge. The Palm Beach hosts include
lawyer Sean Domnick, according to information obtained by
Reuters.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Additional reporting by Gram
Slattery; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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