President Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office in South Carolina.
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave as they walk from Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Washington. President Joe Biden speaks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden wave as they walk from Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Washington. , a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States., Biden planned to deliver a final farewell from the state that brought him to the dance, as he likes to say.Biden, accompanied by his wife, first lady Jill Biden, was scheduled to visit Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston to worship and speak on the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the White House said. Monday is the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.. It was built on a waterfront site where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans were brought to the U.S. from the late 1760s through 1808, according to the museum's website. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., a key Biden ally, said the trip was Biden's way of saying “thank you” to the state. “Joe Biden is showing once again who he is by coming back to the state that really launched him to the presidency,” Clyburn told The Associated Press in an interview. Back in 2020, Biden saw his campaign flounder after he lost the opening contests in New Hampshire, Iowa and Nevada. But at the fourth stop, South Carolina — where Black voters make up a majority of the Democratic electorate — he was lifted to victory afterAfter winning election and taking office, Biden pushed for South Carolina to move to the head of the line and be the state that opened the Democratic Party's nominating process for 2024, instead of New Hampshire. He “In 2020, it was the voters of South Carolina who proved the pundits wrong, breathed new life into our campaign, and set us on the path to winning the presidency,” Biden said in a statement after winning the primary for the second time. “Now in 2024, the people of South Carolina have spoken again and I have no doubt that you have set us on the path to winning the Presidency again — and making Donald Trump a loser — again.”Clyburn said Biden told him he wanted to visit the African American history museum, which Clyburn helped start. They were planning to spend some time together there.Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Here's how to get fabulous items to make life around the house easier, more organized and tidy — all while saving big.
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