Biden to hold first 2024 campaign event in Pennsylvania

[June 10, 2023]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will hold his first campaign event next week in the swing state of Pennsylvania, according to a statement released by the White House.
 
Biden, 80, will attend a rally with union members in Philadelphia on June 17, the statement said.  

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks on his deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to raise the United States' debt ceiling at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 28, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File Photo

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.

(Reporting by Susan Heavey; editing by Rami Ayyub and Heather Timmons.)

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