President Biden warned Americans that an "oligarchy" of "super-rich" was forming that posed a danger to the country, but in his farewell address Wednesday night he made no mention of the many billionaires who have backed his campaign in recent years. .
Biden spoke of the "danger of concentration of power in the hands of a very small number of the ultra-wealthy" and said that "America is developing an oligarchy of extreme wealth, power and influence that actually threatens our entire democracy, our fundamental rights." , freedom, and a fair chance for everyone to succeed.”
Here are five billionaires who have recently endorsed President Biden:
Documents reviewed by Fox News Digital show that left-wing billionaire, investor and philanthropist George Soros donated $250,000 to the Biden Victory Fund in September 2023.
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In early January, President Biden awarded George Soros the Medal of Freedom. (Getty Images)
Soros' check followed the largest donation ever made directly to the Biden campaign that summer. Soros and his son Alex, who recently took control of the Open Society Foundations network, which funnels large amounts of money to left-wing nonprofits and causes, each donated $6,600 to Biden's campaign on June 30.
During the last presidential election, George gave $500,000 to the Biden Victory Fund while donating millions more to super PACs supporting him. In 2020, Alex added $721,300 to the Biden Victory Fund.
LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman donated $699,600 to the Biden Victory Fund on April 26, 2023, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records joint fundraising vehicle.
In June 2023, Biden attended a fundraiser hosted by Huffman on behalf of the super PAC at the private residence of Shannon Hunter-Scott and Kevin Scott in Los Gatos, California.
Former New York City mayor, billionaire entrepreneur and media mogul Michael Bloomberg donated nearly $20 million to help President Biden run against former President Trump in the 2024 election, sources confirmed to Fox News last year Rematch.
U.S. President Joe Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former U.S. President Donald Trump attend the annual 9/11 Memorial and Museum at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York City on September 11, 2024. /11 Memorial Ceremony. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Bloomberg, a former Republican, then independent, then Democrat, wrote a massive $19 million check to the Future Forward political action committee, or FF PAC, which is the main super PAC supporting Biden's re-election bid. house.
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced in 2020 that he would vote for Biden that year and would contribute to the former vice president's campaign.
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“In my view, our choice this November is more than just one candidate over another,” Schultz wrote in a letter to supporters at the time. “We choose to serve the interests of our republic. Vote for the future.”
Schultz went on to say, "What is at risk is democracy itself: checks and balances. Rigorous debate. A free press. Acceptance of facts, not 'alternative facts.'" Faith in science. Trust in the rule of law and upholding all our rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. "
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 29, 2023. Schultz has previously endorsed President Biden. (Anna Chanmemaker/Getty Images)
In 2020, Biden reportedly raised $4 million at a virtual fundraiser hosted by a small group of billionaires and other Silicon Valley donors.
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The virtual event is being hosted by Biden Climate Leadership, a group of environmental activists led by billionaire and former Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer, according to the invitation.