Key takeaways:
- President Joe Biden will visit Florida on Thursday, home to two potential Republican challengers in the 2024 election.
- The visit follows his State of the Union address to Congress, during which he proposed to protect Social Security and Medicare.
- The visit will be closely watched by Republicans as the president seeks to protect Social Security and Medicare, and draw a contrast with Sen. Scott’s proposal, as well as President Trump’s hostility towards Gov. DeSantis.
President Joe Biden will visit the former swing state of Florida on Thursday, home to two potential Republican challengers in the 2024 election. The visit follows his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, during which the president proposed to protect Social Security and Medicare, drawing fierce reaction from Republicans.
The president is expected to draw a sharp contrast with Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott, who proposed a plan to sunset all federal legislation, including Social Security and Medicare, every five years and require Congress to approve them again.
Former President Donald Trump has also taken aim at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, one of his most formidable potential rivals in 2024. Trump posted twice to call attention to a 2021 blog post from a site called The Hill Reporter, which purportedly showed a picture of DeSantis with several young women during his brief time as a high school teacher more than 20 years ago. Trump referred to DeSantis as a “RINO Globalist”, a pejorative acronym for “Republican in name only”.
The visit to Florida is the next leg of Biden’s post-State of the Union tour, and will likely be closely watched by Republicans as the president seeks to protect Social Security and Medicare, and draw a contrast with Sen. Scott’s proposal. It will also be watched to see how President Trump’s hostility towards Gov. DeSantis plays out in the Republican base.
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