Biden campaigns in Midstate, touts labor, economic record
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — President Joe Biden spent part of Sunday campaigning in the Midstate.
He stopped by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) union headquarters in Lower Paxton Township as he criss-crossed the Commonwealth.
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A few hundred supporters enjoyed ice cream and barbecue at a picnic there.
Biden is trying to convince many Democrats he’s fit to defeat Donald Trump in November. Some Pennsylvania Democrats joined him, providing backing, including Senator John Fetterman.
Fetterman said Biden “humiliated” Trump last November.
“The critics say Biden is just a big spender,” Biden said. “First of all, we ended with a surplus but guess what, that other guy has the largest deficit any president has had in history.”
- US President Joe Biden greets supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
- US President Joe Biden speaks to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
- US President Joe Biden speaks to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
- US President Joe Biden speaks to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
- US President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign election office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
- US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden (L) and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (R) visit a coffee shop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
- US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Harrisburg International Airport in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024, as he returns to Washington, DC. Biden is back out on the campaign trail Sunday, desperate to salvage his re-election bid as senior Democrats meet to discuss growing calls that he quit the White House race. The 81-year-old Democrat kicks off a grueling week with two campaign rallies in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, before hosting the NATO leaders’ summit in Washington. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
- HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA – JULY 07: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams after arriving at Harrisburg International Airport on July 07, 2024 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. President Biden is holding several campaign events in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Biden will address a Black church service in northwest Philadelphia before attending an event with union members and local Democrats in Harrisburg. The president was joined by Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA), Lt. Gov. Austin Davis (D-PA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA), Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and other local leaders. The campaign events come as calls to end his re-election bid continue after an unfavorable debate performance. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Recent polls suggest Trump is leading in Pennsylvania.
Prior to his Midstate stop, Biden spoke at an event in Philadelphia.
He was originally supposed to speak at the National Education Association’s annual conference, though the association announced a strike and Biden will not cross the picket line.
The last time Biden was in Harrisburg, he spoke to abc27’s Dennis Owens in a one-on-one interview.
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