"We are going to win this election," she said on a call arranged
on short notice to calm donors, according to a person on the
call. "We know which candidate in this election puts the
American people first: Our president, Joe Biden."
The call came after Biden vowed to continue in the 2024 race and
the Democratic Party planned to accelerate his nomination. At
least nine Democratic lawmakers called on Biden to drop out on
Friday.
Reuters reported that several of Biden's campaign fundraisers
were put on hold, citing multiple Democratic sources involved in
the events, as donors threatened to withhold funds from the
campaign.
Donors were called to join the 30-minute briefing "to discuss
urgent, emerging needs," according to a copy of the invitation
seen by Reuters.
Harris attended the call "at the direct request of senior
advisers to the president," one of the people said, an account
confirmed by another person familiar with the matter.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt, Jarrett Renshaw and Nandita
Bose; Additional reporting by Ismail Shakil and Susan Heavey;
Editing by Doina Chiacu and Rod Nickel)
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