President Biden attacked a perceived Republican presidential rival while campaigning in Pennsylvania.
Biden made the remarks Wednesday while speaking at the United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
“Pennsylvania lost 275,000 jobs under my now-a-little-busy predecessor,” Biden said, boasting that his economic policies benefited blue-collar workers.
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Biden spoke at an event at the United Steelworkers headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Biden aims to win over blue-collar voters in the November election, while also calling for tripling tariffs on Chinese steel and aluminum, citing “unfair competition.” (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
The United Steelworkers union endorsed the Biden-Harris campaign last month, praising the president’s investment in “worker-centered trade policies.”
“President Biden has proven time and time again during his first term that he is an ally of working families,” USW International President David McCall said in a March announcement.
He added, “His vision and leadership enabled our country to strengthen workers’ access to collective bargaining, grow our middle class, and put us on a path to widespread prosperity.”
Biden returns to campaigning as President Trump is forced to stay in court for second day of New York hush money trial
Biden joked in his speech that his rival, former President Donald Trump, is “a little busy right now” because of his ongoing criminal trial in New York City. (Andrew Caballero Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
While Biden is campaigning, Trump is currently stuck in New York City pending a criminal trial over allegations that he paid hush money to Stormy Daniels during his successful 2016 presidential campaign. ing.
Trump has been charged with 34 counts of first-degree falsification of business records. This is the first criminal trial of a former president in history.
President Trump has been ordered to attend each day of the trial. Judge Juan Melchan told President Trump that he would issue a warrant for his arrest if he failed to appear in court.
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Former President Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower on his way to Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. The hush money case is the first criminal trial against a former top US military commander.
“This is a fraud. This is a political witch hunt,” President Trump said after court adjourned on Monday. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges last year.
Fox News Digital’s Lawrence Richard contributed to this report.
