Obama this morning:

“I believe the American middle class, who’ve been pressured relentlessly for decades, believe it’s time that they were fought for as hard as the lobbyists and some lawmakers have fought to protect special treatment for billionaires and big corporations.”

Obama this evening:

Obama will headline a Democratic National Committee event at a private residence in New York City Monday evening. A source with knowledge of the gathering says approximately 60 people will attend the fundraiser, with tickets for the event listed at $35,800 per person, the maximum amount an individual can contribute to a campaign and a party committee per year. The money raised from the fundraiser will go to the Obama Victory Fund, with the proceeds shared by the president’s re-election campaign and the DNC.

Obviously, it’s only middle-class folk who pay $38,500 for dinner with the president, not those billionaires or folks affiliated with big corporations who want “special treatment.”