KEITH: Well, a lot of the same sorts of things that we would see from him on camera. SHAPIRO: And what did he talk about for those 45 minutes? Biden said he would keep his remarks brief, and then he talked for 45 minutes in a very free-flowing manner. He said this was the third time that Biden has been to his home, which I think is what happens when you're a big donor. And Stewart Bainum is the chairman of Choice Hotels, also a very wealthy donor. That one was bigger - about 60 people around large weddings like you'd see at a - large tables like you'd see at a wedding. It was dumping rain, and the donors all were quite soggy as they came in. The second fundraiser was a very short motorcade away, held in a tent in Sandy and Stewart Bainum's backyard, next to the swimming pool.
So the president, in this living room, grabs a hand-held microphone. Susie Gelman's grandfather owned the Levi Strauss company, and she and her husband have been quite active in both Democratic politics and Jewish organizations. There were maybe 20 people in what I'm guessing was the living room of Michael and Susie Gelman's home. The first fundraiser was really quite intimate. And we followed to Chevy Chase, Md., which is this affluent suburb of Washington, D.C. KEITH: Yeah, I was part of the pool of reporters who follows the president wherever he goes. SHAPIRO: You got a firsthand look at a couple of them. Biden himself has done more than a dozen since launching his reelection campaign. And all told, they've done more than 20 of them in the last few months.
So the president, the vice president, the first lady, the second gentleman, they are all out doing these events, speaking to wealthy donors in private settings, typically homes. KEITH: Well, there is a big campaign finance reporting deadline in a couple of days. SHAPIRO: Seems like a lot of fundraising for, I don't know, 18 months before the election. NPR White House correspondent Tamara Keith was at a couple of Biden campaign events in Maryland last night, and she's been digging into what all this fundraising says about the state of the reelection campaign. He attended two fundraisers today in Chicago and has another two tomorrow in New York City. We are following President Joe Biden and his dash for cash.
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