UPDATE: President Joe Biden arrived in Los Angeles this afternoon for a marketing campaign swing.
Because the outcomes overwhelming got here in for the incumbent within the South Carolina Democratic major this night, the primary cease for Biden out on the West Coast is a marketing campaign assembly in Bel Air, in accordance with a White Home pool report.
A supply stated that the assembly was on the house of George Lucas. Earlier than the Star Wars creator purchased the home in 2017, the residence was owned by former impartial two-time presidential Ross Perot and earlier than that Freddy DeMann, the producer and music govt who was the co-founder of Maverick Information.
Whereas at that gathering, Biden issued a press release after his simple victory in South Carolina.
“In 2020, it was the voters of South Carolina who proved the pundits unsuitable, breathed new life into our marketing campaign, and set us on the trail to profitable the Presidency,” Biden stated as projections had him profitable almost 98% of the vote
“Now in 2024, the folks of South Carolina have spoken once more and I’ve little doubt that you’ve set us on the trail to profitable the Presidency once more — and making Donald Trump a loser — once more.”
Leaving city for marketing campaign occasions in Las Vegas tomorrow afternoon, Biden is not going to be making an shock drop-in on the Grammys. Nonetheless, POTUS is anticipated to spend a while along with his son Hunter and household whereas in LA.
PREVIOUSLY: President Joe Biden was projected to simply win the South Carolina Democratic major tonight.
NewsNation declared him the winner shortly after polls closed at 7 p.m. ET. Though Biden’s victory was all however assured, the state holds symbolic worth for Biden, as his victory there in 2020 marked a turning level in his marketing campaign for the nomination.
This cycle, Biden faces nominal opposition from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Marianne Williamson. However Phillips specifically has sought to make sufficient of a exhibiting to ship a message over misgivings about Biden searching for one other time period, given his age. That stated, Phillips misplaced handily to Biden in New Hampshire final week, with the president’s supporters waging a write-in marketing campaign as a result of his title was not on the poll.
The president and First Girl JIll Biden landed in Los Angeles this afternoon for a brief go to that features a POTUS marketing campaign assembly with Black leaders within the leisure business. He’ll fly to Las Vegas on Sunday for a marketing campaign occasion, upfront of that state’s major on Tuesday.
