Biden’s first state dinner draws celebrities, donors and GO
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On Thursday, celebrities, artists, and lawmakers gathered for President Joe Biden’s first state dinner of his term for French President Emmanuel Macron on a visit to the United States. Left-leaning articles highlight that at the dinner, Biden and Macron emphasized solidarity between their nations, while right-leaning articles highlight that major Biden campaign donors were invited to the black-tie event.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting on the selective guest list which brings together names such as John Legend and Chirssy Teigen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Stephen Colbert as well as high-ranking officials and their family members, such as former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Biden’s own son, Hunter Biden.
A left-leaning article by The Washington Post highlighted that the state dinner was the first of many White House traditions to return which were previously paused when the pandemic started three years prior. It also highlighted the strides for solidarity between France and the United States by the youngest-ever French president and the oldest-ever U.S. president.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlighted that among the 300 guests invited to the prestigious dinner are prominent donors of the Biden campaign, including son of billionaire megadonor George Soros and deputy chair of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), Alex Soros. Other major donors in attendance include billionaire businesswoman Laurene Powell Jobs and former Walt Disney Studios chair Jeffrey Katzenberg—both of whom donated more than $700,000 to the Biden Victory Fund in 2020.