AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Bill Clinton turns 80 and turns his birthday into a fundraising machine — with help from the Soros family
Former President Bill Clinton celebrated his 80th birthday at the Hamptons estate of Alex Soros, the son of billionaire Democratic megadonor George Soros, kicking off a nationwide string of fundraising events for the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative. The intimate gathering over Clinton's birthday weekend drew Huma Abedin, the longtime Hillary Clinton aide, to […] The post Bill Clinton turns 80 and turns his birthday into a fundraising machine — with help from the Soros family appeared first on American Almanac .
Former President Bill Clinton celebrated his 80th birthday at the Hamptons estate of Alex Soros, the son of billionaire Democratic megadonor George Soros, kicking off a nationwide string of fundraising events for the Clinton Foundation and Clinton Global Initiative. The intimate gathering over Clinton's birthday weekend drew Huma Abedin, the longtime Hillary Clinton aide, to the younger Soros's waterfront property in the Hamptons. Page Six first reported on the party and the broader fundraising push on Wednesday. Clinton's actual birthday fell on August 19, but the celebrations, and the asks, have stretched well beyond a single night. A Democrat insider described the strategy bluntly: the birthday is a vehicle. Clinton and his allies…Open