WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returns to his childhood hometown of Scranton on Tuesday to open three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania, capitalizing on the opportunity to work the battleground state while Donald Trump spends the week in a New York City courtroom for his first criminal trial.
The Democratic president plans to use Scranton, a working class city of roughly 75,000 people, as the backdrop for his pitch for higher taxes on the rich. At the same, he will portray Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee and a billionaire himself, as a tool of wealthy interests.
It’s all aimed at reframing the conversation around the economy, which has left many Americans feeling sour about their financial situations at a time of stubborn inflation and elevated interest rates despite low unemployment.
Biden plans to spend Tuesday night in Scranton before continuing to Pittsburgh on Wednesday morning. He then goes back to the White House, only to return to Pennsylvania on Thursday, this time visiting Philadelphia.
'Constantly learning' Imanaga off to impressive start with the Chicago Cubs
China's Woman Astronaut Sends Int'l Women's Day Greetings from Space
Chinese Procurators Help Schools Promote Legal Work, Campus Security
Chinese Elderly Consumers to Contribute 10 Percent of GDP by 2030: Report
Biden says Brown v. Board of Education ruling was about more than education
Winter Sports Take Root in Dual
Children's Choir from Mountains Wows the World at Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony
NW China's Xinjiang Receives over 190 Mln Tourists in 2021
Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment fails in acrimonious end to legislative session
China to Further Address Excessive School Homework: Ministry
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Maryland ban on rifles known as assault weapons
China Issues Guideline to Ramp up Support, Assistance for Disabled