President Joe Biden Reiterates Commitment to Protecting Social Security and Medicare in Wisconsin Visit

President Joe Biden continued to make his case for his populist economic message on Wednesday, speaking to a room of union workers at a LiUNA training facility in DeForest, Wisconsin. Biden highlighted US manufacturing and reiterated much of his State of the Union address, while also calling out Republican lawmakers who booed when he accused them of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare.

Biden held up a brochure from one of the Republican lawmakers and read from it, saying, “All federal legislation sunsets every five years.” He then went on to say that the Republican lawmaker had previously expressed support for cuts to Social Security and Medicare.

The President’s remarks were seen as a preview of an expected 2024 argument in the battleground state, as he shifts his message away from the “extreme MAGA” and “mega-MAGA” talking points of the 2022 midterm election. Biden made it clear that he was willing to continue the fight, reigniting the social safety net argument with Republicans that sparked one of the most memorable moments in Tuesday’s speech.

Biden’s speech was met with cheers from the room of union workers, who applauded his commitment to protecting Social Security and Medicare. The President’s remarks also highlighted the importance of US manufacturing and the need for a strong economy.

The President’s visit to Wisconsin is part of a larger effort to make his case for a strong economy and to continue to fight for the social safety net. Biden’s message resonated with the union workers in Wisconsin, and it is likely to be a major theme of his 2024 campaign in the battleground state.