10th June, 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first campaign event next week in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
This was confirmed in a statement released by the White House.
Biden, 80, will attend a rally with union members in Philadelphia on June 17.
Biden said in April he would run again for president, citing his administration’s investment in infrastructure and job creation, and a need to push back against extremism popularized by his predecessor Donald Trump.
With fewer than 13 million people, a median household income below the national average, and a voting pool that is more than 80% white versus 69% nationwide, Pennsylvania has been a fiercely contested state in recent elections.