Joe Biden dined with the Clintons and other prestigious billionaire guests at the White House while former President Donald Trump was out on the campaign trail meeting Georgia community members in a Chick-fil-A restaurant.
Trump met with Atlanta locals, bought them “the Lord’s chicken,” and urged them to support his presidential bid.
Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., Biden hosted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a White House State Dinner, surrounded by billionaire elites.
Notable attendees included:
Bill and Hillary Clinton
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and his fiancee Lauren Sanchez
Apple CEO Tim Cook
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon
BlackRock CEO Laurence Fink
Actor Robert DeNiro and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen
Former president of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards
The distinguished dinner also had other attendees, including a number of lawmakers and state executives, including:
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania
Gov. Tony Evers of Wisconsin
Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina
“Today, without question, our alliance is literally stronger than it’s ever been,” Biden said at the dinner, referencing the U.S.-Japan relationship.
“Tonight, we pledge to keep going. We stand at an inflection point where the decisions we make now are going to determine the course of the future for decades to come.”
“A future that the kids of our two families and children of our two countries remember. But I also know that Japan and the United States stand together and everyone should know that as well, committed to each other and committed to keeping building the future worthy of the highest hopes.”
The Japanese prime minister also made remarks, saying he and his wife were “speechless” by the “huge number of prominent American and Japanese guests.”
“Mr. President. Dr. Biden. Distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to you for hosting such a wonderful dinner and your warm welcome and hospitality,” Kishida said.
“First and foremost, to be honest, my breath is taken and I’m speechless in front of such a huge number of prominent American and Japanese guests. And my wife Yuko, also left breathless, just told me that it was hard to tell who the guest of honor is.”
In stark contrast, Trump joined everyday Americans at a Chick-fil-A restaurant, chatting with customers and staff
“Can I have 30 milkshakes and some chicken?” Trump can be heard asking the employees.
“We’re going to take care of the customers.”
A number of videos showed Trump conversing with a group of people in the restaurant.
“Business is good?” Trump asked.
“Making a lot of money? Getting rich, right? That’s wonderful.”
The former president then posed for pictures with various customers.
One woman can be heard saying, “We don’t care what the media says; we support you.”
Trump responded kindly, hugging the woman and adding, “Tell my mom that I made it.”
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The former president praised the Chick-fil-A brand, saying, “They do very well.”
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