Biden allies expect natural gas firm founder to remain co-host of fundraiser despite climate outcry
Joe Biden's associates still expect Andrew Goldman, who co-founded a natural gas company, to serve as co-host for a fundraiser for the Democratic presidential candidate Thursday evening, despite Biden's pledge to refuse money from fossil-fuel executives.
Biden associates insisted, though, that all of this could change at the last minute and Goldman could end up pulling out or not showing up. 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the Presidential Gun Sense Forum in Des Moines, Iowa, August 10, 2019.Joe Biden's associates still expect Andrew Goldman, who co-founded a natural gas company, to serve as co-host for a fundraiser for the Democratic presidential candidate Thursday evening, despite Biden's pledge to refuse money from fossil-fuel executives.
These Biden associates insisted, though, that all of this could change at the last minute and Goldman could end up pulling out or not showing up., alongside entries for the firm's CEO and senior vice president.
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