Vice President Kamala Harris is set to address a network of major Democratic donors on short notice Friday afternoon, according to two people invited to the call.
Ms. Harris will speak to the group at a time of extraordinary turmoil in the Democratic Party and when many Democrats are hoping that she will become the nominee. It is unclear whether Ms. Harris plans to encourage the restive donor base to calm down or to deliver some other message.
A campaign official who insisted on anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter said Ms. Harris was joining the call at the request of the White House.
The call is endorsed in part by Reid Hoffman, one of the Democratic Party’s biggest givers, who on Friday morning encouraged his Silicon Valley network to join the meeting.
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“We continue to find ourselves in a rapidly evolving environment,” Mr. Hoffman wrote in an email addressed to “friends and allies.” “With the stakes as high as they are this cycle, we have to remain focused on the critical work that needs to be done to protect our democracy.”
Mr. Hoffman said that the 30-minute briefing would “discuss urgent, emerging needs” and that, in addition to Ms. Harris, his network of donors would “also hear from leaders working on the front lines with voters.”
The call is expected to be with major Democratic donors from a variety of industries, not only those in Mr. Hoffman’s network. But Mr. Hoffman’s invitation to Ms. Harris is notable in part because he has been President Biden’s strongest supporter among major donors. Mr. Hoffman, the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, is the Democratic Party’s most influential donor in Silicon Valley and has led his industry’s political giving.
