New Yorkers hoping to meet a president will be in luck on Thursday when President Joe Biden will be visiting the city, along with his predecessors Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Donald Trump, as campaigning for the 2024 presidential race heats up.
Democrats Biden, Obama and Clinton are all expected to attend a star-studded fundraiser for teh sitting president at Radio City Music Hall. The event, which will be hosted by "The Office" star Mindy Kaling, is already projected to be among the most lucrative in the party's history, according to NBC News.
The event has already brought in $25 million in ticket sales — with the cheap seats costing $250, while some VIPs paid up to $500,000 a pop. For $100,000, attendees can get a picture with three presidents at once.
The evening's main event will be a conversation with "Late Shpw" host Stephen Colbert and the three presidents, but there will also be performances from pop stars and Broadway actors, including Lizzo, Queen Latifah, Ben Platt and Cynthia Erivo.
"You will not see this happening on the other side," blustered Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison to NBC. "You will not see an event with Donald Trump and George W. Bush; it's just not happening."
The Trump campaign hit back at those comments, arguing that the Republican Party remains united, in favor of the former president.
"It's no surprise the three Democrat stooges who have brought untold destruction to America are united by that misery," Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told NBC News. "President Trump and Republicans are firmly united in the fight to beat Crooked Joe Biden."
Trump — who has not held a major campaign event in weeks amid his various court appearances — was already in the city, following a Monday court date for his upcoming Stormy Daniels hush money trial. The Republican candidate is expected to attend New York Police Officer Jonathan Diller's wake on Long Island.
"President Trump is moved by the invitation to join NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller's family and colleagues as they deal with his senseless and tragic death," Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told The Associated Press.
Following Diller's death, on Monday, Trump posted to Truth Social that the officer's "life was taken by a murderous career criminal." Diller was shot and killed while approaching an illegally parked car in Queens.
Trump has a history of inflating crime statistics in New York City - claiming they "hit unimaginable records" when, in reality, major crime has decreased by more than 20% since 2001.
