On Thursday, President Biden announced the names of all voters, whether they voted for Biden or not, and the names of Republican lawmakers who have attacked Mr. Biden’s policies but have voters benefited from billions of dollars in federal money. and outlined economic policies that he believed had helped.
In a speech at a South Carolina manufacturing facility, Biden said policies such as the bipartisan Infrastructure Act and the CHIPS Act to Boost Semiconductor Production were best for Congressional voters, leading many Republicans to vote for his policies. pointed out that
“I didn’t get a lot of help from other teams, but I still couldn’t get it done,” Biden said as the state resumed its 2020 presidential campaign, applauding the crowd at the facility. bathed.
He thanked South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsay Graham for voting in favor of both bills. Biden said his policies have brought about 14,000 jobs to the state, and “jobs that used to go to Mexico, India, Romania and China are now coming back to South Carolina. ‘ said. According to a fact sheet distributed by the White House, $2.6 billion has been pumped into the state for infrastructure funding and $11 billion for investments in clean energy.
Biden said it didn’t matter to him that much of the money would go to Republican-controlled states like South Carolina. I’m doing it,’ he said.
South Carolina is a very important state to Biden. Biden almost didn’t count out of the 2020 Democratic primary until he established himself as the front-runner after the election, due to his deep political ties and popularity with black voters. his victory in the state. He has since proposed South Carolina as the next state. first base state In 2024, he argued, “voters of color have a say in choosing candidates very early in the process.” And he has maintained a close relationship with Democrat James E. Cliburn of South Carolina. Biden endorsement He helped revive the sluggish 2020 campaign.
Biden’s visit came days later Former President Donald J. Trump Visits Pickens, a small town about 160 miles northwest of West Columbia. At a rally of thousands, Graham, who introduced Trump, was booed as a traitor for his opposition to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
At the rally, Trump continued his campaign theme of settling grudges, describing the 2024 presidential election as “the final battle” and lashing out at Democrats and liberals.
As president, Trump has abandoned the distinction between campaign rallies and White House events ostensibly geared toward his own agenda. On Thursday, Mr. Biden largely stuck to his policies and criticized Trump only briefly, striking a contrast in content and style.
“Under my predecessor, Infrastructure Week became a punch line,” Biden said. correctly. “Monthly, month after month, month after month. Anyway, I won’t go into that. In my watch, infrastructure is becoming the headline of his decade.”
Biden’s advisers staged economic events across the country over the summer, but didn’t limit their remarks to South Carolina. At one point, the president named other Republicans, including Georgia Republican Rep. ‘ said of the plan. factory expansion.
The trip to South Carolina comes as Mr. Biden and his advisers search for a potential breakthrough message. A cloud of pervasive pessimism about the direction of the American economy. While the administration still faces lingering inflation that drives up costs, Biden and his aides stressed: “Bidenomics” — their blanket term for the millions of new jobs created since he took office — are working.
On Thursday, Cliburn has repeatedly defended the president against his concerns. Not doing enough for black voters He praised the economic policies of the Biden administration, who is key to the reelection effort.
He said some Republican lawmakers who criticize Mr. Biden will continue to push for investment in their communities.
“I can understand why they want to take credit for themselves,” Cliburn said. “Bidenomics is beneficial to voters.”
