President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump, both candidates in the US presidential election in November, are campaigning in New York on Thursday, AFP reports.

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The former Republican president made a brief statement after attending a vigil for Jonathan Diller, the police officer who was fatally shot Monday during a traffic operation.

“We have to stop this, we have to get back to law and order,” said the 77-year-old billionaire, who refrained from any direct criticism of his Democratic rival.

His entourage insists on the contrast between this celebratory trip and a planned fundraiser with Joe Biden and two former Democratic presidents, Barack Obama (2009-2017) and Bill Clinton (1993-2001), with an estimated amount of $25 million.

Donald Trump’s spokesman Stephen Cheng criticized the three Democrats’ “brilliant evening” on the social network X (formerly Twitter) “with their elitist and inconsiderate benefactors.”

The White House announced that the president called New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Friday to express his condolences following the tragic death of a police officer on Monday.

The Democrat has not spoken to the policeman’s family but “shares their pain,” spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said, adding that Joe Biden “has always been on the side of law enforcement and continues to be.”

Biden raises more funds than Trump

TV star Stephen Colbert will moderate the conference of the three Democratic presidents, and singers Lizzo and Queen Latifah, among others, will perform at Radio City Music Hall in midtown Manhattan in front of 5,000 people.

According to NBC News, photos of the 42nd, 44th and 46th US presidents are valued at at least $100,000.

“The numbers don’t lie: Tonight’s event is an incredible event,” cheered Jeffrey Katzenberg, the Democratic Party’s top campaign donor, in a press release, noting that Joe Biden will raise more in one night than Donald Trump has in all of his time. the month of February

The Democrat has a better-stocked campaign coffers than his Republican opponent, who is using some of the money raised from his supporters to pay for many of the lawsuits against him.

On April 15, the trial of Donald Trump will begin in New York in the case of payments to the actress of adult films in 2016.