{"id":2210244,"date":"2024-03-31T20:09:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T00:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-dismisses-critics-of-bidens-fundraiser-event-was-about-unifying-democratic-party\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T20:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T00:09:39","slug":"ro-khanna-dismisses-critics-of-bidens-fundraiser-event-was-about-unifying-democratic-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ro-khanna-dismisses-critics-of-bidens-fundraiser-event-was-about-unifying-democratic-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Ro Khanna responds to Biden fundraiser critics by emphasizing that the event aimed to unite the Democratic Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fro-khanna-dismisses-critics-of-bidens-fundraiser-event-was-about-unifying-democratic-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2210244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Ro Khanna defended President\u200c Joe Biden&#8217;s decision not to \u2063attend the late NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller&#8217;s wake. While Biden held a $26 \u2064million fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall, Donald Trump attended the wake. Former Presidents Obama and Clinton \u2063joined Biden at the event. Khanna addressed Biden&#8217;s \u2064absence during an interview on\u200c Fox \u2062News Sunday. Ro Khanna supported Joe Biden&#8217;s choice not to attend the wake of NYPD \u2062Officer Jonathan Diller. Biden&#8217;s $26 million\u2063 fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall coincided \u200dwith Donald Trump attending the wake. \u200cFormer Presidents \u200dObama and Clinton \u2064were present at Biden&#8217;s fundraiser. Khanna discussed Biden&#8217;s absence in an interview on Fox News Sunday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) defended President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> for not attending the wake of the late NYPD Officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2946387\/kathy-hochul-denies-she-was-asked-to-leave-officers-wake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jonathan Diller\">Jonathan Diller<\/a> despite being in town at the time. <\/p>\n<p>While Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2944728\/six-standout-moments-biden-star-studded-fundraiser-obama-clinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">held a $26 million fundraiser<\/a> at New York City\u2019s Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, his main political rival <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> attended the wake. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton joined Biden at the event. Khanna dismissed Biden\u2019s absence from the wake in Queens during an interview on <em><a href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\/shows\/fox-news-sunday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fox News Sunday<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy heart goes out to the slain police officer\u2019s family and his sacrifice for the community and the country, and I don\u2019t want to in any way diminish that,\u201d Khanna said. \u201cI think President Biden\u2019s event with President Clinton and President Obama was about unifying the Democratic Party showing that this Democratic Party is going to be energized and inspired and is going to be prepared to win in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khanna did sneak in a call to action for the president, as the White House has not confirmed whether Biden has called Diller\u2019s family since was\u00a0he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/2939018\/new-york-officer-killed-first-fatal-traffic-stop-police-two-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">shot and killed <\/a>Monday while performing a traffic stop on an illegally parked car. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that Biden offered his support to New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a phone call since the incident. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut of course, the president should convey his condolences to that family, and I\u2019m sure he will,\u201d Khanna said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s fundraising event followed a reported $56 million money grab in February, bringing his total cash reserves to an <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2024-biden-campaign-fundraising-b108bb7e26ec765917ec2f6d6a04bcda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimated $155 million<\/a>. It included remarks from writer and actress Mindy Kaling and musical performances from singer and actor Ben Platt and pop star Lizzo. Since her performance, Lizzo has implied that she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2946295\/lizzo-announces-shes-leaving-music-on-the-heels-of-biden-fundraising-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"quit the music industry\">quit the music industry<\/a> following backlash from her performance.<\/p>\n<p>Diller\u2019s suspected shooter, Guy Rivera, 34, had been arrested 21 times before the shooting and is now facing murder charges and attempted murder charges for aiming to shoot Diller\u2019s partner. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) supported President Joe Biden&#8217;s decision not to attend the late NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller&#8217;s wake while in town. Biden hosted a $26 million fundraiser at Radio City Music Hall, where Donald Trump, his political rival, paid his respects at the wake. 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