President Biden is expected to announce $5 billion in new investments in Minnesota Wednesday on the first stop of his 'barnstorming' rural America tour.
President Biden is kicking off his rural America tour Wednesday in Minnesota, the home state of Rep. Dean Phillips, who launched his 2024 Democratic presidential primary challenge just days ago. Biden is expected to announce $5 billion in new investments, including $1.7 billion in 'climate-smart agriculture programs,' $1 billion in broadband deployment, and some $2 billion in rural development programs.
Phillips, 54, is a moderate from the largely well-to-do, comfortably Democratic Minneapolis suburbs. He has been saying since last year that Biden should not be seeking re-election and should instead step aside to make way for a new generation. He points to polls showing voters, even many Democrats, concerned about the 80-year-old president's age and electability against Donald Trump, the former president and Republican frontrunner. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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