'Folks, the choice is clear,' the president said, going after his rival.
President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the North American Building Trades Unions 2024 Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton on April 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.President Joe Biden on Wednesday needled rival Donald Trump, laying into the former president as he welcomed the North America's Building Trades Union's endorsement.
"So, it's either Scranton values or Mar-a-Lago values," Biden went on to say, drawing a contrast between his background and Trump's as he repeated an economic argument rolled outPolling shows that economic issues are top of mind for many voters in what is expected to be a close race, though surveys have foundlater in his speech on Wednesday and said working-class voters are probably familiar with the kind of elites that Biden argued Trump represents.
Biden -- who has been hammered by Trump and Republicans over high inflation and cost of living issues -- said Trump repeatedly promised to focus on so-called infrastructure week when he was president but in four years "he never built a damn thing," compared with the Biden White House's successful push for new infrastructure investment.
NABTU also endorsed Biden over Trump in the 2020 election. Trump has been supported by some other high-profile unions, including those representing Border Patrol agents and police.
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