Biden Asks Donors to Stay Following Disastrous Debate

  • President says at Hamptons fundraiser he’s staying in race
  • Trump has pulled ahead of Biden in campaign funds contest

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, New York on June 29, 2024.

Photographer: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

President Joe Biden told deep-pocketed donors in New York’s Hamptons that he acknowledges worries about his debate performance against Donald Trump, and he vowed to stick with his reelection bid.

“I understand the concern about the debate,” Biden said Saturday at the oceanfront Hamptons estate of hedge fund manager Barry Rosenstein and his wife, Lizanne, who hosted him at a fundraiser. “I get it. I didn’t have a great night.”