In June 2008, James donated $20,000 to a committee to elect Barack Obama as president.[478] Later that year, James gathered almost 20,000 people at the Quicken Loans Arena for a viewing of Obama's 30-minute American Stories, American Solutions television advertisement.[479] The advertisement was shown on a large screen above the stage, where Jay-Z later held a free concert.[479] In November 2016, James endorsed and campaigned for Hillary Clinton for the 2016 presidential election.[480][481]