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LOS ANGELES (CNS) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden flew out to the Los Angeles area on Friday for a fundraiser that will include a special ceremony in Holmby Hills featuring Hollywood dignitaries.
According to the White House, the president will be in Los Angeles from Friday to Sunday, with fundraising activities planned for Friday and Saturday nights.
Jill Biden was the first to arrive in the area, landing Friday afternoon at Hollywood Burbank Airport. She traveled directly to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to visit research labs as part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. He visited the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center and the Smidt Heart Institute, according to the White House.
“Research on women’s health has not been funded for many years and many conditions are large and only affect women or women have received limited attention such as those debilitating migraines and heart attacks don’t know,” Biden told a crowd of about 300 people following his tour.
She added that because of those financial opportunities, “we don’t really understand these conditions and how to help the millions of women who struggle with them. women of color and women with disabilities.”
The White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research aims to “strengthen the federal government and the private sector and charities to stimulate innovation, demonstrate transformative change to close research gaps, and improve women’s health,” according to the White House.
President Joe Biden arrived at Los Angeles International Airport around 5 p.m. He quickly walked off Air Force One and boarded a military helicopter for a flight to Santa Monica, where he boarded a car. fire to participate in a fundraiser in the evening.
On Friday night the fundraiser will be held in the Holmby Hills area. Hollywood heavyweights including Steven Spielberg, Shonda Rhimes, Peter Chernin, Jim Gianopulos and Rob Reiner are expected to attend, while former Speaker Nancy Pelosi is among those expected to attend. participation, according to several media reports.
The Associated Press reported that Jeffrey Katzenberg, the founder of DreamWorks, will also host a fundraiser for Biden during the president’s visit.
Not surprisingly, Republican Party officials condemned the change in Biden’s fundraising efforts.
“Today, Biden will listen to the concerns of Hollywood celebrities rather than ordinary Californians suffering from a crime epidemic, rising cost of living and Gavin Newsom’s record $68 billion deficit,” the National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Ben Petersen said in a statement. “No. Biden offers to drag down Democrats in competitive House races.”
The Chair of the California Democratic Party, Jessica Millan Patterson, said in a statement that Biden’s approval rating in California is “low.”
“It seems that even blue-collar California can’t get behind its disruptive agenda of high inflation, open borders, weak foreign policy, failing schools, and rising crime. ,” Patterson said. while bragging about how “Bidenomics” will change the fact that Joe Biden’s presidency is an abject failure.”
As with any presidential visit, motorists may see a lot of traffic congestion as Biden travels through town, prompting traffic to stop on the street or highway.
The President’s visits also often cause protests, especially the violence caused by the Israel-Hamas war. Dozens of Palestinian protesters gathered Friday afternoon and evening in Holmby Park, near the evening’s fundraiser, to denounce America’s funding of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza. .
The Los Angeles Police Department issued a statement Thursday in coordination with the Secret Service, and “additional uniformed personnel and other resources will be deployed to ensure the highest level of public safety. “
“The department will continue to work with any protest organization to conduct lawful activities while protecting the safety of everyone involved including the surrounding communities,” the department said. The Los Angeles Police Department requests that individuals and groups involved in protests or anti-terrorist activities not be allowed to individual who shows intent to do violence to property (damage) to intimidate the legal notice.”
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