As Trump goes on trial, Biden goes to Pennsylvania

While Trump is in his hometown of New York this week for the start of his criminal trial, Biden plans to campaign in his birthplace of Scranton in battleground Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON — While former President Donald Trump is in his hometown of New York this week for the start of his criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records, President Joe Biden plans to campaign in his birthplace of Scranton in battleground Pennsylvania.

Biden’s counterprogramming itinerary includes three days of economy-focused events in Scranton, Pittsburgh and the Philadelphia area, while his campaign keeps a spotlight on Trump’s position on abortion.

The result will be dueling visuals of the two candidates that Biden allies hope speak volumes to voters even as the president stays silent about his GOP rival’s legal troubles.   

“We’re really just kind of leaving it alone,” a Biden aide said of Trump’s trial beginning this week.

Biden’s campaign speech in Scranton on Tuesday pivots off Tax Day on Monday, Biden aides said. They said the president will argue that Trump, if elected, would provide tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans at the expense of the middle class.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-goes-trial-biden-goes-pennsylvania-rcna147703

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