WASHINGTON - Former US President Barack Obama on Tuesday made his first campaign appearance alongside Joe Biden since endorsing him for president in April, helping raise more than US$11 million for his former No 2 as he exhorted supporters to meet the"urgency" of the moment.
The haul was the most for any Biden campaign event, coming on the heels of the Democratic Party and Biden's campaign out-raising Republican President Donald Trump in May for the first time. Early in the 2020 campaign, Biden's weak fundraising numbers compared with some of his Democratic competitors were a source of concern. But his fundraising from donors has picked up in recent weeks as his lead in national opinion polls grew and the country reacted to incidents of police brutality.
"There is no disconnect between the urgency of this election and the political moment and what has been happening on the streets," said Obama, referring to the civil rights protests that have swept across major cities since George Floyd, a black man, died last month after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for more than eight minutes.
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