President Joe Biden is traveling to Minnesota on Wednesday, the home state of his new 2024 primary challenger, Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips.Biden plans to stop a family-run farm south of Minneapolis, before heading to a fundraiser with several prominent Minnesota Democrats.
U.S. President Joe Biden walks across the South Lawn before boarding Marine One and departing the White House on November 01, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden is traveling to Minnesota.on Wednesday will tout his accomplishments and rub elbows with wealthy donors in Minneapolis, the political backyard of his newly announced 2024 primary
The White House says the trip is intended to highlight how Biden’s agenda is helping rural communities. But it is also an unmistakable show of political force in a Democratic stronghold. Biden plans to stop at a family-run farm south of Minneapolis, before attending a campaign fundraiser with several prominent Minnesota Democrats.Asked Tuesday why the president chose to visit Minnesota now, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre laughed. headtopics.com
“I said this last week, and I’ll say this again: We are very proud of — or very thrilled and thankful to — to the congressman for voting with the president almost 100% of the time in the last two years, and I’ll leave it there,” she added.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN)(R) holds a rally outside of the N.H. Statehouse after handing over his declaration of candidacy form for President to the New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, on October 27, 2023 in Concord, New Hampshire.Phillips, a multimillionaire serving his third term in the House, told reporters Friday that he tried to speak to Biden by phone on Thursday, but the president did not take his call. headtopics.com
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