{"id":7719,"date":"2026-07-16T14:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7719"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T09:40:15","slug":"former-democratic-fundraiser-lindy-li-torches-biden-on-memoir-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7719","title":{"rendered":"Former Democratic fundraiser Lindy Li torches Biden on memoir launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F07%2F134561491.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Lindy Li, a former top Democratic fundraiser, believes\u00a0President Joe Biden\u00a0is only doing himself a disservice by promising the public another explanation of why he decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/04\/25\/biden-to-launch-24-bid-betting-record-will-top-age-worries\/\">run for re-election in 2024<\/a> despite <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/22\/us-news\/top-dems-threatened-to-remove-biden-unless-he-resigned\/\">mounting concerns<\/a> about his age and cognitive performance.<\/p>\n<p>In her view, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/15\/us-news\/joe-biden-to-release-tell-all-book-about-his-2024-bid-and-more-after-midterms\/\">Biden\u2019s upcoming memoir,<\/a> \u201cPromise Me, America,\u201d will only serve to reopen painful wounds that Democrats have struggled to move past <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/11\/06\/us-news\/donald-trump-wins-2024-presidential-election-defying-the-odds-again\/\">since the 2024 election loss.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a way, she believes the book is a bit of a microcosm of <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/01\/20\/us-news\/trump-kicks-off-inauguration-day-by-trolling-biden-with-eviction-notice\/\">Biden\u2019s presidency.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re thinking, \u2018Why can\u2019t you just\u00a0shut the f\u2014 up?\u2019 Prior to me leaving the party, they wanted nothing to do with this guy. It was so bad that when, finally, Biden exited on July 21, there was no goodbye party other than a staffer one in the Rose Garden. There was nothing,\u201d Li said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJill has him writing books that no one wants to read instead of fully enjoying his retirement,\u201d Li said, referring to Jill Biden, the former first lady.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust like she had him out running for president \u2014 a presidency that no one wanted, not even Democrats \u2014 instead of enjoying his retirement. He should have been in retirement 10, 20 years ago, but they need the money.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Former Democratic Party fundraiser Lindy Li reacts to ex President Joe Biden\u2019s memoir announcement on July 15, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Lindy Li \/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Lindy Li with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden during a campaign event. <span class=\"credit\">Lindy Li \/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Biden described his upcoming book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/2077350082702123105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">in a post<\/a>\u00a0to X Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about the challenges we face as a nation. About the decisions I made and why I made them,\u201d Biden said, igniting mockery on social media. \u201cIt\u2019s about why I chose to run for reelection and why I chose to step aside.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first lie of Joe Biden\u2019s book launch: \u2018I\u2019ve written a book,\u2019\u201d conservative communicator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/2077373943107772664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steve Guest<\/a>\u00a0wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe Biden couldn\u2019t sign his own pardons. Now he\u2019s \u2018written\u2019 a book, which Democrats forced him to release after the midterms so he wouldn\u2019t be in the news to remind people how bad he was,\u201d wrote Outkick founder\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2077381842517316057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clay Travis<\/a>. \u201cWho in the world is buying this book?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"267\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.nypost.com\/protected-iframe\/ef733a25167cc58e6c11d14a3a762c8d\" scrolling=\"auto\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"\" allow=\"camera; fullscreen;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho do we think wrote this book,\u201d Daily Wire editor-in-chief\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrentScher\/status\/2077364312272683090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brent Scher<\/a>\u00a0wondered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid the autopen write this too,\u201d Missouri Republican Rep.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJasonSmith\/status\/2077369659469263144\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jason Smith questioned<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Li, who is publishing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/unburdened-lindy-li?variant=44717895680034\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new book of her<\/a>\u00a0own, \u201cUnburdened,\u201d later this year, was privy to many of the party\u2019s internal discussions, research and panic behind the scenes, which indicated Biden enjoyed only shaky support even among his own camp long before he ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/21\/us-news\/biden-drops-out-of-presidential-race-after-disastrous-debate-performance\/\">dropped out of the 2024 election.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In light of what she knows, Li doubts there is a way for Biden to spin his exit that won\u2019t do further harm to his own image, an image his campaign went to great lengths to protect.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption> Biden\u2019s upcoming memoir, \u201cPromise Me, America,\u201d will only serve to reopen painful wounds that Democrats have struggled to move past since the 2024 election loss. <span class=\"credit\">@JoeBiden\/X<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In light of what she knows, Li doubts there is a way for Biden to spin his exit that won\u2019t do further harm to his own image, an image his campaign went to great lengths to protect. <span class=\"credit\">Lindy Li \/ Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Li recalled how the Biden campaign confiscated her phone at a 2023 event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [Democratic National Committee] was routinely confiscating the phones of top donors with\u00a0social media followings,\u201d Li said, referring to a party fundraising and campaign group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey took away my phone because they knew I was a prolific tweeter. And I posted something on Instagram that night, and a finance director from the DNC called me at around 10 or 11 that same night to instruct me to delete everything from Instagram about Biden that I posted that day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reason is because [Biden]\u00a0seemed infirm. He seemed weak.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now on this side of his presidency, Li believes he will further aggravate Democrats who have wanted to move past the 2024 election and reignite questions of why Biden wasn\u2019t asked to step aside sooner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very clear they were trying to hide the fact that instead of having a candidate they could be proud of, they were busy hiding a candidate that they were deeply ashamed of,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><em>Fox News\u2019 Ashley DiMella contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lindy Li, a former top Democratic fundraiser, believes\u00a0President Joe Biden\u00a0is only doing himself a disservice by promising the public another explanation of why he decided to run for re-election in 2024 despite mounting concerns about his age and cognitive performance. 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