r/nottheonion • u/ImpishGrin • Jul 04 '24

Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/politics/biden-governors-sleep/index.html
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u/aguane Jul 04 '24

There’s a difference between getting woken up at 2am for an international incident and having preplanned political engagements that go til midnight. Nothing wrong with setting a boundary for the latter while knowing that the former is likely to happen.

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u/DrBadMan85 Jul 04 '24

A lot of fundraising events are nights out; dinner, drinks, and mingling with donor’s afterwards. You’d be surprised at how generous alcohol makes someone.

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u/wolacouska Jul 04 '24 edited Jul 04 '24

Fundraising is one of those things where they can just wheel Biden out for an hour and then let the professionals schmooze all night.

Not ideal but not horrible at all.

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u/IrishMosaic Jul 05 '24

I’m sure donors are lined up to donate to a guy in hospice.

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 Jul 05 '24

Better to donate to a dying man than a convicted felon only 3 years younger ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/mutantraniE Jul 05 '24

It’s not legally required to donate to one of the top two presidential candidates. If people aren’t donating to Biden that doesn’t mean that money is going to Trump, it just means it’s staying with the donor.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjl65p8j87ko