President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the final sprint to the election together on Labor Day, using the holiday to woo working-class voters with an event at a local union hall in Pittsburgh — a symbolic show of force in a city Biden himself often turned to at key points in his political career. “I’ll be on the sidelines, but I’ll do everything I can to help,” Biden said of Harris’ bid for president. “Are you ready to make Donald Trump a loser again?”
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- President Joe Biden, speaking at a joint event with Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh, pledged to do “everything I can” to help elect Harris in her presidential bid.
- Biden emphasized the importance of the upcoming election, urging the crowd to make “Donald Trump a loser again.”
- The event marked the start of the final sprint to the election, with Pennsylvania being a critical battleground state.
- Biden highlighted his pro-union actions during his presidency, including crossing picket lines and opposing foreign takeovers of American manufacturers.
- Harris spoke at the union hall in Pittsburgh as part of her Labor Day campaign activities.
- Harris is planning to deliver a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday to unveil the next part of her economic plan, focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship, and small businesses.
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Biden says ‘I’ll do everything I can to help elect Harris’ in remarks at joint event in Pittsburgh
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the final sprint to the election together on Labor Day, using the holiday to woo working-class voters with an event at a local union hall in Pittsburgh — a symbolic show of force in a city Biden himself often turned to at key points in his political career. “I’ll be on the sidelines, but I’ll do everything I can to help,” Biden said of Harris’ bid for president. “Are you ready to make Donald Trump a loser again?”
Harris is getting a boost from Biden in battleground Pennsylvania, one of the “blue wall” states that were key to Biden’s victory in 2020 and one that will be critical this year. “I’ve celebrated many Labor Days in Pittsburgh,” Biden said. “It’s always good to be back to so many great friends.”
Labor Day marks the first time both the president and vice president appeared together for a campaign event since Biden announced he was ending his reelection bid and endorsing Harris.
While appearing as a top surrogate for Harris, Biden spoke at length about the pro-union actions he’d personally taken during his time in office: crossing a picket line with autoworkers, opposing foreign takeovers of American manufacturers, and demanding certain unions accept more women.
“We know the simple truth: Wall Street did not build America, the middle class built America, and unions built the middle class,” the president said.
Harris speaks at union hall in Pittsburgh to mark Labor Day
Vice President Kamala Harris is speaking at a union hall in Pittsburgh, part of her campaign’s Labor Day swing across key states.
President Joe Biden introduced the Democratic nominee to the crowd as he works to ensure his vice president succeeds him. “I’ll be on the sidelines, but I’ll do everything I can to help,” Biden said. “Are you ready to make Donald Trump a loser again?”
Harris planning Wednesday speech in New Hampshire to discuss economy
Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to deliver a speech in New Hampshire on Wednesday to unveil the next tranche of her economic plan, according to three advisers. Harris would unveil her proposals in a series of rollouts, with the next expected to focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and small business.
Harris told a small-business owner in Georgia last week that one of her top priorities would be instituting a tax credit to assist Americans starting and growing businesses.
