Eric Clapton Performs For Robert Kennedy Jr. At Los Angeles Fundraising Occasion – Deadline
Eric Clapton carried out for Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. at a fundraising occasion in Brentwood.
Kennedy’s marketing campaign mentioned that the Monday night occasion — at a non-public house in Brentwood — raised $1 million for his marketing campaign and $1.2 million for a PAC supporting it.
Clapton made headlines during the Covid pandemic, as he got here out forcefully towards Covid protocols, together with venues that required attendees to indicate proof of vaccination. Clapton claimed that he skilled “disastrous” (albeit short-term) unwanted side effects after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine, and that his fingers and toes had been “frozen, numb or burning, and just about ineffective for 2 weeks…”
Kennedy has made quite a few allegations concerning the security of the vaccines, claims countered by numerous fact checks.
In a press release on Clapton’s look, Kennedy mentioned, “Eric sings from the depths of the human situation. If he sees in me the potential of bringing unity to our nation, it’s only doable as a result of artists like him invoke a buried religion within the limitless energy of human beings to beat any impediment.” He didn’t point out vaccines.
Images from the occasion present friends gathered in a packed yard. Different audio system included Kennedy’s spouse, actress Cheryl Hines.
Kennedy, waging a long-shot bid for the Democratic nomination, has drawn closely on selling his candidacy on podcasts and in some media retailers on the fitting, in addition to a city corridor on NewsNation.
