Biden prepares Pennsylvania swing to make the economic case against Trump
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President Joe Biden is preparing a campaign swing through battleground Pennsylvania next week, zeroing in on his plans to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans and corporations as he looks to present an economic contrast in his close contest against former President Donald Trump.
President Joe Biden is preparing a campaign swing through battleground Pennsylvania next week, zeroing in on his plans to raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans and corporations as he looks to present an economic contrast in his close contest against former President Donald Trump. The push will kick off Tuesday with a major address in Biden’s hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, campaign officials told CNN, a site he’s often turned to as the backdrop for making his economic populist pitch to voters. “The address will drive home a simple question: Do you think the tax code should work for rich people or for the middle class?” a campaign official told CNN. “The president has made it clear what he thinks the answer is, and so has Donald Trump.” The president then will travel to the Pittsburgh area on Wednesday and speak at a campaign event in Philadelphia on Thursday, officials said. The campaign also plans to hold events in other battleground states next week to push the economic case against Trump, who will be required to be in a New York City courtroom for jury selection at his hush money trial. Biden’s campaign swing, the first since his March barnstorm of battleground states that will effectively serve as counterprogramming to Trump’s trial, comes as both men are trying to win over working-class voters. By focusing on taxes, the president also is attempting to break through on economic issues at a time when voters have maintained pessimistic views of their personal financial state and his handling of the economy, which has proven to be a vexing political issue in his reelection bid. Biden will deliver his Scranton speech one day after Tax Day and less than two weeks after Trump told wealthy donors that extending the sweeping tax cuts congressional Republicans enacted in 2017 would be a key priority if he’s elected to a second term. While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduced taxes for most Americans, the rich benefited far more than others.
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