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US President Joe Biden, and former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are heckled over Israels war against Hamas at a New York City fundraiser.

During a discussion moderated by The Late Show host Stephen Colbert at the iconic Radio City Music Hall, protesters rise at several different moments to shout over the discussion and criticize Bidens backing of Israel.

Shame on you, Joe Biden one yells.

Obama says Biden has moral clarity on the Israel issue and is willing to listen to all sides in this debate and find common ground.

When a protestor inside the theater interrupts Obama, the former president snaps back: You cant just talk and not listen Thats what the other side does.

The protests draw a pledge from Biden to keep working to stop civilian deaths, particularly of children. But he adds, Israels existence is at stake.

Outside, hundreds of protesters demonstrate against Israel in Midtown Manhattan.

Also attending the event was Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who recently hinted that Democrats could pull support for Israel if it does not hold elections and oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Tickets for Thursdays Biden event, expected to bring some buzz to his reelection effort, cost between $250 and $500,000, according to a Democrat familiar with the planning. The campaign said it raised more than $25 million.

More than 5,000 people were expected to attend. The event was not televised.

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Biden, Obama and Clinton heckled over Israel support at New York fundraiser - The Times of Israel

President Biden will lock arms with two of his Democratic predecessors at a campaign fund-raising event on Thursday evening in New York City, a public display of support from the two men who understand like few others what he faces.

Yet in one key way he will be standing alone.

Of the triumvirate of recent Democrats in the White House, Mr. Biden is the one who historians, political strategists and policy experts argue has racked up the most expansive list of legislative accomplishments and has received the least amount of credit for them.

In a first term with a closely divided Congress, Mr. Biden signed legislation to provide $1.9 trillion in pandemic stimulus, $1 trillion in infrastructure spending and $370 billion to fight climate change, as well as the first gun control measures in 28 years. It is a roster of achievement that surpasses Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, the two Democratic former presidents who will join him on Thursday in New York. And yet Mr. Bidens approval ratings are the lowest of all three men. While voters broadly support some of Mr. Bidens key policies, they are far more pessimistic about the future. And theyre not confident in his ability to serve a second term.

His biggest problem is not so much his ability to get things done, as weve seen, but his ability to put together a message that reaches the average American, no matter where theyre located, whether its a red state or a blue state, and to be able to get them to understand just exactly what hes trying to do for the country, Leon Panetta, who served as Mr. Clintons chief of staff and also in Mr. Obamas cabinet, said of Mr. Biden.

That central political paradox reflects the unique circumstances of the Biden era.

Mr. Biden is running in a tumultuous political climate unlike any the country has experienced before in modern times, seeking re-election in the first presidential contest since the pandemic was a major threat, the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the Supreme Courts ruling overturning a half-century-old constitutional right to an abortion.

Mr. Bidens predicament also highlights just how deeply Americans have lost faith in politics and government since Mr. Clinton and Mr. Obama were in office.

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Biden, Fighting for Credit and Raising Cash, Gets Help From Clinton and Obama - The New York Times

President Biden and former Presidents Obama and Clinton joined the “SmartLess” podcast on Thursday while they were all together in New York ahead of a fundraiser.

The episode with the three presidents on “SmartLess,” which is hosted by comedians Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, will air at a later date, according to the White House.

Vice President Harris joined the podcast in 2020, as have other notable guests including football star Peyton Manning, actors Natalie Portman and Arnold Schwarzenegger and MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. 

Biden is in New York with Obama and Clinton for a star-studded event in the Big Apple on Thursday evening. The event is expected to draw more than 5,000 supporters and raise more than $25 million, according to the campaign.

The event, along with the podcast taping, marks a rare instance where Biden, Obama and Clinton are together in the same room.

Obama, a major surrogate for Biden this cycle, hitched a ride on Air Force One with Biden to New York City earlier Thursday.

The event was spearheaded by Biden campaign co-Chair Jeffrey Katzenberg, finance Chair Rufus Gifford, Biden Victory Fund finance Chair Chris Korge and Anna Wintour.

Prominent guests from Mindy Kaling and Ben Platt to Queen Latifah and Lizzo are expected to perform, and late-night host Stephen Colbert will moderate a conversation with the three presidents.

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Biden, Obama, Clinton join SmartLess podcast ahead of NYC fundraiser - The Hill

Former President Donald Trump would beat former First Lady Michelle Obama if she entered the presidential race as a Democrat, a poll shows.

A poll conducted by DailyMail.com/J.L. Partners revealed that Mrs. Obama would lose to Mr. Trump by three points in a hypothetical match-up.

In a poll of 1,000 likely voters, Mr. Trump receives 47% of the support, while Mrs. Obama grabs 44%.

President Biden is also losing to Mr. Trump by three points in the same poll. Some Democrats have hoped that Mrs. Obama would replace the 81-year-old president on the partys ticket, although she has ruled out a run.

Some have been touting an emergency parachute for Biden for some time: draft Michelle Obama, pollster James Johnson, cofounder of J.L. Partners told Daily Mail.

But it turns out voters are no more keen to vote for Michelle over Trump than they are for Biden, with Trump beating her overall and even with independents, he said. It was never very realistic, but this poll [puts an end to] the idea she can be any kind of saving force for the Democrats.

For months there was talk over the former first lady jumping into the race to replace Mr. Biden, the nations oldest president.

Last month, the office of Mrs. Obama, 60, put the rumors to bed.

As former first lady Michelle Obama has expressed several times over the years, she will not be running for president, Crystal Carson, the director of communications for Mrs. Obamas office, told NBC News.

Mrs. Obama supports President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris reelection campaign, she said.

She previously rejected the idea of setting foot in the White House again.

During her Netflix special last year, she told Oprah Winfrey that politics is hard.

Youve got to want it, Mrs. Obama said. Its got to be in your soul because it is so important. Its not in my soul.

She told the outlet The National in 2019 that there was zero chance she would run for president.

There are so many ways to improve this country and build a better world, and I keep doing plenty of them, from working with young people to helping families lead healthier lives. But sitting behind the desk in the Oval Office will never be one of them. Its just not for me, she said at the time.

In 2022, she told the BBC in an interview that she detests being asked about a possible presidential run.

The poll was conducted from March 20-24 by landline, cellphone, SMS and apps. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 points.

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Trump would beat Michelle Obama in hypothetical presidential matchup, poll shows - Washington Times

Former President Barack Obamas onetime speechwriter claimed that reports that President Joe Biden is angry over Israels airstrike that killed seven aid workers only make him look weak.

Jon Favreau said Biden does not deserve credit for being privately enraged over the killing of the aid workers because he has not used his position to leverage change from the Israeli government to stop its military campaign in Gaza. Biden has received much backlash over his response to the Israel-Hamas war.

The President doesnt get credit for being privately enraged when he still refuses to use leverage to stop the IDF from killing and starving innocent people, Favreau posted to X on Wednesday. These stories only make him look weak.

Favreau was responding to a report from Politico, citing senior officials, that said Biden will not change any of his Israeli policies. One source reportedly said the refusal of the U.S. government to draw a line with the Israeli government is regrettable.

The Israeli airstrike killed seven humanitarian aid workers with the World Central Kitchen on Monday, including a U.S.-Canadian citizen. Israel claimed that it accidentally killed the workers and said it is reviewing its reports to avoid making the same mistake in the future.

White House spokesman John Kirby said thousands of civilians have been killed in Gaza so far, including more than 200 aid workers.

Republicans have blasted Biden over the presidents anger at Israel, rather than Hamas, which started the war in October.

How about Biden being outraged over the American and Israeli hostages being brutalized by the Hamas savages and remembering that Hamas is the cause of all of this tragedy, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) posted to X. Biden has abandoned Israel. I have not.

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Biden has called out Hamas and supported Israel in the aftermath of the terrorist groups fall massacre, but his support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus government has waned as Palestinian civilians continue to die.

Bidens handling of the Israel war has even earned him pushback at the polls. Tens of thousands of Democratic voters opted to vote uncommitted or uninstructed in several Democratic primaries on Tuesday night. Biden still won all of the primaries.

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Reports on Bidens anger over Israeli strike only make him look weak, former Obama speechwriter says - Washington Examiner