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“I want an $800,000 refund,” Florida attorney John Morgan told NBC News when asked about supporting Biden’s library.
Morgan twisted the knife even deeper, adding: “I don’t believe a library will ever be built unless it’s a bookmobile from the old days.”
That’s not just a rejection. That’s public humiliation.
And he’s not alone. Major Democratic donor Susie Buell flatly said, “No one has asked, but I am not inclined to give to libraries.”
Another Biden bundler and former administration official was even more blunt: “Me? No way.”
Here’s the truth no one in the Biden camp wants to admit: this is payback.
During his presidency, Biden’s handlers locked him away behind closed doors while donors wrote check after check with zero access to the man they were funding.
They paid the bills. They got ignored.
Now the same people Biden shut out are refusing to fund his retirement project. And honestly? It’s hard to blame them.
Democratic fundraising chief Chris Korge admitted the problem is real: “This is a very difficult time to raise large checks for Democrats.”
But here’s the kicker — Korge says he warned Biden’s team this would happen.
“I did tell them that if Biden didn’t run [in 2024] he would go out as a hero, and he could focus the last two years of his term on setting themselves up to raise a lot of money for the library,” Korge said.
They didn’t listen. Biden ran anyway. He lost. And now his library dream is dead in the water.
Decades of political connections couldn’t save him. Biden spent four years treating donors like second-class citizens, thinking they’d always come back when he needed them.
This time, they’re slamming the door.
One former administration donor summed it up perfectly: “There’s a reason why ambassadors are wealthy people – because you need them at some point.”
Biden’s crew ignored that lesson. Now they’re paying the price.
Democratic Florida Party chair Nikki Fried hadn’t even heard about the library campaign. When told about it, she didn’t mince words: “They want a plan of how we’re going to save democracy.”
The donor revolt isn’t just about Biden’s library. It’s a symbol of a party in chaos.
“They don’t have Congress, they don’t have the White House, and they don’t have additional powers at the state level,” Fried admitted.
The Democrats burned through record amounts of donor cash in 2024 — and ended up with nothing.
Now even their wealthiest allies are asking the same question: why keep funding failure?
The man who promised to “build back better” can’t even build a library.
