Harris super PAC gets $7 million donation from megadonor who demanded Biden’s exit

23 July 2024

One of the top Democratic megadonors who called on President Joe Biden to end his re-election campaign has just handed a pro-Harris super PAC $7 million. The large donation comes amid record-breaking donations to Harris’ new presidential campaign as well as massive donations to Democratic groups.

After President Biden’s damning debate performance on June 27, Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings announced, “Biden needs to step aside to allow a vigorous Democratic leader to beat Trump and keep us safe and prosperous,” Deadline reported July 3.

Hastings had donated $1.6 million to Biden’s successful 2020 election effort, and $100,000 to his re-election bid.

“After the depressing debate, we are in the game again,” Hastings told The Information. The tech and business site in an exclusive reported Tuesday that “Hastings said it was his biggest donation ever in support of a single candidate.”

Hastings on Tuesday also posted on X, “Congrats to Kamala Harris — now it is time to win.”

In addition to securing the endorsement of nearly every congressional Democrat, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday, Vice President Harris set an all-time donations record in her first 24 hours as the leading Democratic candidate: $81 million according to the campaign.

On Tuesday Harris held her first rally as the Democratic presidential candidate and de-facto nominee, telling thousands of cheering supporters, “we are running a people-powered campaign,” and “we will be a people first presidency.”

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