And let there be no question:Donald Trumpand his MAGA Republicans are determined to destroy American democracy.
And I will always defend, protect and fight for our democracy.
I will not side with dictators like Putin, Biden said.
Joe Biden attended a fundraiser hosted by a committee of Broadway theatre producers and performers MondayJim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Tickets were priced from $250 for rear mezzanine seats to $7,500 for orchestra center front.
A lot of people seem focused on my age, Biden said.
Believe me, I know it more than anyone.
Thats why Im running, he said.
He said that if he is reelected, We will have saved American democracy, Biden said.
I am more optimistic about the future of this country than in the 800 years I have served.
That got big laughs.
Biden has avoided trekking to Los Angeles to raise campaign cash as the writers and actors strikes drag on.
ABroadway for Biden concertwas stagedin October 2020, just weeks before the election that year.
He again recounted how the Charlottesville riots and violence in 2017 convinced him to run.
