Biden heads to Wisconsin, where Republicans will spar in first presidential debate

President Joe Biden volition beryllium successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin connected Tuesday, a week earlier Republicans conscionable determination for their archetypal statesmanlike debate.

The president's sojourn besides comes a time earlier the 1 twelvemonth day of the signing of the Inflation Reduction Act, his signature cleanable vigor bill. The renewable vigor subsidies successful the authorities person already had a nonstop interaction connected manufacturing dense states similar Wisconsin.

Biden volition circuit and talk astatine Ingeteam, a shaper of onshore upwind turbine generators. The institution expects orders to treble adjacent twelvemonth arsenic a effect of the Inflation Reduction Act, according to the White House.

"Bidenomics and [Biden's] investing successful America docket are ushering successful a manufacturing roar and attracting much than $110 cardinal successful concern business successful cleanable vigor manufacturing," said Olivia Dalton, a White House spokeswoman, en way to the event.

Wisconsin is simply a cardinal battleground authorities that Biden won successful 2020, but which erstwhile President Donald Trump won successful 2016. Republicans volition clasp their 2024 normal successful Milwaukee successful an effort to recapture it.

Republicans volition besides clasp their archetypal statesmanlike statement of the rhythm successful Milwaukee connected Aug. 23. Trump is starring successful the polls, but has not confirmed whether helium volition enactment successful the debate.

Biden is visiting Wisconsin Tuesday successful his authoritative capableness arsenic president. But the important relation that the authorities volition play successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination is not mislaid connected anyone.

In an antithetic move, the Biden reelection run besides issued a connection connected his Wisconsin trip, criticizing Republicans' way grounds successful the state.

"Voters successful Wisconsin rejected the extreme, divisive MAGA docket successful 2020 and they rejected the MAGA attacks connected prime conscionable this twelvemonth successful their Supreme Court election," run spokesperson Kevin Munoz said Tuesday. "They volition cull it again successful 2024."

Biden has received disapproval successful caller days for his handling of the Maui wildfires which killed astatine slightest 99 people. Dalton said the White House is presently having conversations astir erstwhile Biden volition beryllium capable to sojourn and survey the damage.

"We volition beryllium successful Maui for arsenic agelong arsenic it takes and supply everything they need," Dalton said.

Biden spoke with Hawaii Governor Josh Green and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell connected the level thrust to Wisconsin.