President Joe Biden is briefly stopping at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Wednesday afternoon on his way to Japan for the G-7 Summit.
President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, May 17, 2023, as he heads to Hiroshima, Japan to attend the G-7.
According to the president’s official schedule, he was scheduled to be in Anchorage from 2:25 p.m. to about 4 p.m. Alaska time. National security adviser Jake Sullivan and press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre are also aboard Air Force One.Also Wednesday, first lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland are
to tout the bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act with Alaska’s U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, who is from Bethel.Riley Rogerson is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News based in Washington, D.C., and is a fellow with Report for America. Contact her at [email protected].
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