Papa Carter and Mama Beyonce had a one-of-a-kind date night Tuesday night when they got to spend some one-on-one time with President Barack Obama.
We can’t imagine Beyonce and Jay-Z having time to entertain since the arrival of daughter Blue Ivy, but exceptions can be made — for, say, President Obama.
The power couple opened the doors of Jay’s 40/40 club in Manhattan on Tuesday, hosting an exclusive fundraiser for the president’s reelection campaign.
A crowd of about 100 sipped Champagne and snacked on sliders, according to the pool report. Seats went for $40,000 to catch Beyonce introduce the POTUS in a brief speech that exalted his leadership.
“I can’t tell you how proud we are to host tonight’s event with President Obama,” said Beyonce, in a stunning red cocktail dress and blond curls. “We believe in his vision.”
Obama returned the compliment, comparing the singer to his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, and cracking a joke about he and Jay-Z playing second fiddle.
“We both have daughters and our wives are more popular than we are. So, you know, we’ve got a little bond there. It’s hard but it’s OK,” the president said of he and the “Watch The Throne” rapper.
“Beyonce could not be a better role model for my girls,” Obama added, thanking the star couple for their friendship and joking that Michelle and their daughters, Sasha and Malia, were upset they couldn’t be present.
Mr. Obama has attended his share of celebrity fund-raisers, from one at George Clooney’s home in Los Angeles to an event at the Atlanta mansion of Tyler Perry, with Oprah Winfrey on hand. But this fund-raiser had some memorable touches, including a tower of 350 Champagne bottles by Armand de Brignac, Jay-Z’s favorite. Tickets cost $40,000.
At an earlier fundraiser with 200 donors at the Waldorf-Astoria – tickets starting at $12,500 per family – Mr. Obama said of the Republicans, “These people have super PAC’s that are writing $10 million checks and are going to bury us under advertising like you’ve never seen before. We can’t match these people dollar for dollar.”
