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To: tntpal who wrote (47638)	9/12/2025 6:14:30 PM
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Democratic donors balk at donating to Biden's presidential library Most of the more than half a dozen people who were once major Biden donors or bundlers said they either wouldn’t give to the library or would give only a token amount. Former President Joe Biden is running into a problem in his nascent effort to raise money for a presidential library: Donors are checked out. “I want an $800,000 refund,” said John Morgan, a Florida-based personal injury lawyer. He was referring to the nearly $1 million he said he raised for Biden that went to then-Vice President Kamala Harris last year, after she assumed Biden’s role as the Democratic presidential nominee. “I don’t believe a library will ever be built unless it’s a bookmobile from the old days,” added Morgan, who is a longtime Biden devotee. Susie Buell, a major donor in the Democratic Party, said, “No one has asked, but I am not inclined to give to libraries.” “I’d like him to have some nice library,” a third donor chimed in. “I just don’t see that’s where I’m going to spend my money.” And a fourth, who was a Biden bundler and onetime administration official, replied succinctly: “Me? No way.” Most of the more than half a dozen people who were once major Biden donors or bundlerswho spoke with NBC News said they harbored no ill will toward Biden himself but either wouldn’t give to the library or would give only a token amount. A number of them requested anonymity to speak frankly. They cited a range of factors, from not wanting to make themselves a target of the White House to holding their financial firepower for the party’s future. Some cited personal interactions with Biden’s inner circle as being so distasteful they believed it would be a barrier to ever raising significant funds for the 46th president of the United States. Biden also faces residual anger from the party over his decision to seek a second term despite health issues. Biden then upended the party’s nomination process with a late exit after his mental frailties were in full view during a June 2024 televised debate... nbcnews.com