The two fundraisers benefited the Democratic Grassroots Victory Fund, the Democratic National Committee's political action committee, in advance of the 2022 November midterm races.īoth polls and historical precedent suggest that Democrats could be in for a beating this fall and lose control of their narrow majorities in the House and Senate.īut in Portland Biden pushed that winning was simply a matter of letting people know where the Democrats versus Republicans stand - and believed Democrats could pick up two Senate seats. 'There's nothing conservative about throwing Disney out of its current posture… over saying gay?' the president mused to the Seattle crowd.Įarlier Thursday, Florida Republicans started the process of dissolving Disney's special status that allowed Walt Disney World to act as its own government in a move that lead to a huge tax increase for Floridians.ĭisney publicly criticized the Parental Rights Bill and enraged DeSantis for weighing into politics.īiden's trip out west marked the first time he traveled to raise campaign dollars since becoming president. He made similar pro-Disney remarks at his second fundraiser in Seattle, Washington, headlining an affair at the lakefront home of Mary Snapp and Spencer Frazer hosted by Microsoft's President and Vice Chair Brad Smith and his wife Kathy Surace-Smith. Christ, they're going after Mickey Mouse,' Biden said. I mean, look at what's happening now in Florida. The president said the Republican Party is 'not even conservative in the traditional sense of conservatism' and took aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' war with Disney over their opposition to the so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill on teaching sex and gender in schools.
'This is not your father's Republican Party,' Biden said Thursday afternoon at a high-dollar fundraiser at the Portland Yacht Club, co-hosted by The New Republic's owner and editor Win McCormack and his political consultant wife, Carol Butler. President Joe Biden criticized 'ugly' Republicans for targeting Disney and said the GOP has been taken over by the 'far right' in his speeches at two Democratic fundraisers on the West Coast on Thursday. On Thursday, Florida voted to strip Disney's tax exempt status during then growing row sparked by the 'Don't Say Gay' billīy Nikki Schwab, Senior U.S.His comments came during the war between Disney and Gov.'There's nothing conservative about throwing Disney out of its current posture… over saying gay?' the president mused to the Seattle crowd.He made similar pro-Disney remarks at his second fundraiser in Seattle, Washington, both benefiting the DNC's political action committee.Christ, they're going after Mickey Mouse,' Biden said The president said the Republican Party is 'not even conservative in the traditional sense of conservatism'.'This is not your father's Republican Party,' Biden said Thursday afternoon at a high-dollar fundraiser at the Portland Yacht Club.President Joe Biden criticized 'ugly' Republicans for targeting Disney at his two west coast fundraisers Thursday.'Christ, they're going after Mickey Mouse': Biden criticizes 'ugly' Republicans for going to war with Disney, says the 'far right has taken over the party' and insists Democrats can GAIN two seats in the Senate in November