He US President Joe Biden visited South Carolina on Thursday show that his economic measures have helped create jobs in conservative states that voted for his 2020 opponent, Republican Donald Trump.
Biden lost the state of South Carolina in the 2020 presidential election by 12 points against Trump, who now starts as the Republican primary favorite for the nomination for Republican Party and face the current president again in the 2024 elections.
The Democrat’s speech had an election tone and presented himself as a president who rules for everyone.
“When I ran for office and was elected, I proposed a series of bills and I promised to be president for all Americans, no matter who they voted for. And I kept my promise,” Biden said at an event in the city of West Columbia, South Carolina.
He assured that some of his policies particularly benefited traditionally Republican states and cited the example of a factory he will open in Georgia, in the district of the state that elected an ultraconservative Republican to Congress. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a loyal Trump ally.
“I will be at the inauguration!”, the president said sarcastically and caused laughter from the public.
Biden emphasized that since he came to The White House in January 2021$500 billion has been invested in manufacturing and clean energy projects in the United States.
Of those 500,000 million, 11,000 went to South Carolina, he specified. White House it’s a statement.
During his speech, Biden also highlighted a recent announcement by solar panel specialist Enphase Energy and manufacturer Flex that they will invest more than $60 million in clean energy projects, which will go to South Carolina and could create up to 600 jobs. places.
Biden’s speech is included in the new economic message The White House, called “Bidenomics”.
Under the term “Bidenomics,” the White House has included a wide range of ideas, from infrastructure investments to tax incentives to revive America’s manufacturing sector to more populist policies, such as ending hidden fees charged by airlines, banks and other sectors.
This attempt to send a new message to Biden ahead of the 2024 election is the biggest effort yet White House convince the public that the president’s economic policies have helped the country recover from the pandemic and continue to grow.
The task is not easy, since it is only a third OURs thinks he is doing a good job with the economy and his approval rating is 43%, according to Gallup.
Source: Panama America
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