Film producer and Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-chairman of Biden's campaign, has held multiple meetings at the White House to win over cautious donors and politicians to support President Biden.
One of the main concerns of donors, The New York Times revealed in an article about Katzenberg, is Biden's age.
“He told me, 'Trust me. And if you don't trust me, trust me, but verify. Come with me and see for yourself and interact with the president,'” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an interview with The New York. Times on Katzenberg's calls for skeptics and potential supporters to meet with Biden.
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Film producer and Hollywood legend Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-chairman of Biden's campaign, has held multiple meetings at the White House to win over cautious donors and politicians to support President Biden. (Getty Images)
“[Katzenberg] was really instrumental in getting people off the sidelines and into this campaign,” Newsom said.
Katzenberg has also advised President Biden to present his era as a “superpower” to voters. The president, 81, has faced questions about his mental acuity.
Katzenberg is well known for helping bring “The Lion King” and “Shrek” to movie audiences and is one of Biden's most prominent supporters in Hollywood.
But his fear of the rise of former President Trump, which he believes parallels the rise of Adolf Hitler, has convinced him to devote his time to fundraising on Biden's behalf.
Democratic strategist Paul Begala called Katzenberg “the greatest living fundraiser.”
Begala also compared Katzenberg to a cow that ranchers use to lead the rest of the herd: “Jeffrey Katzenberg is the bell cow of the Democratic Party,” he said.
“He's a true believer in the importance of this election,” deputy campaign manager Rob Flaherty said of Katzenberg. “He talks about it in really existential terms. He talks about how this is what he wants to spend his time on and that he can't focus on anything else. He's a really relentless guy.”
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Katzenberg believes Biden's victory is “existential” and has called Trump a “moron.” ((AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson and Evan Vucci))
Biden speaks with Katzenberg several times a week, The Times reported.
“As far as I know, this guy doesn't sleep,” White House chief of staff Jeffrey D. Zients said of the Hollywood heavyweight. “It's available 24/7. That's invaluable.”
Katzenberg often pursues multiple creative and political projects simultaneously.
“I've known Donald Trump for 50 years,” Katzenberg told a crowd in May. “All I can say is that he was a colossal jerk then, and nothing has really changed.”
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