A Michigan bar owner featured in a Joe Biden campaign ad blaming President Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic for the mass closures of restaurants is actually wealthy tech investor who backed lockdown measures by the state's governor.
The Biden ad, which the campaign has since removed from its YouTube channel, is narrated by Joe Malcoun, the co-owner of The Blind Pig, a popular Ann Arbor watering hole and live concert venue.
‘For 50 years, the Blind Pig has been open and crowded, but right now it’s an empty room,’ Malcoun says in the one-minute-long commercial which was posted online.
A recent ad posted by Joe Biden's campaign is narrated by Joe Malcoun, a co-owner of an Ann Arbor bar who is also a wealthy 'angel investor' in tech startups in Michigan.
The ad ends with Malcoun saying: ‘My only hope for my family and for this business and my community is that Joe Biden wins this election.’.
The bar has been open at limited capacity since June, but decided against resuming live concerts due to the low attendance of its summer shows.
The Biden ad also doesn’t mention that even if his bar ends up shuttered, Malcoun will be just fine economically.
Federal election records indicate that Malcoun has donated thousands of dollars to Biden as well as to the campaign of Senator Gary Peters of Michigan.
When faced with the choice of whether to resume in-person concerts at his bar, Malcoun told Michigan Live in June that it was ‘not worth it’ to host live shows even though the state had lifted restrictions allowing them at limited capacity
The Blind Pig has been open at limited capacity since June, but decided against resuming live concerts due to the low attendance of its summer shows
According to the Federal Election Commission, Malcoun contributed $5,000 to the Biden campaign in July
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