Joe Biden and Barack Obama reunited for the first time in the 2020 election cycle for a grassroots fundraiser Tuesday evening that raised more than $11 million according to the campaign -- the best fundraising event for the former vice president so far
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"I am here to say that help is on the way if we do the work, because there's nobody that I trust more to be able to heal this country and get it back on track, than my dear friend Joe Biden," Obama said. Obama, who officially endorsed Biden in a video message in April, also made a pointed pitch to young voters, and urged those spurred to action during the recent nationwide protests for racial justice to harness that energy and use it at the ballot box this November, even if they are disillusioned with the electoral process.
"We have to listen to public health experts and -- poor Dr. Fauci, who you know, is having to testify and then see his advice clouded by the person he's working for. We've got to pay attention to what the public health experts say when it comes to this campaign season," Obama warned, as many states have seen the number of coronavirus cases on the rise.Obama's team said Tuesday that the joint event with Biden is just the beginning of his reemergence onto the campaign trail.
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