PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Philadelphia on Monday, the second straight day the first lady has visited the Commonwealth.
Mrs. Biden is expected to arrive at Philadelphia International Airport around 5:15 p.m. before speaking at a “political finance event” in the city later in the evening, her office said.
On Sunday, the first lady spoke at an event in Lancaster, Pennsylvania before traveling to Pittsburgh to talk about the potential of the November election. consequences for reproductive rights. Monday June 24 marks two years since the The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with his ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
“Radical Republicans are sacrificing women’s health, freedom and futures in the name of a political agenda,” Dr. Biden said. “And that’s why we’re here today. When our bodies are on the line, [and] Our daughter’s future is at stake, we are immobile and unstoppable.”
Vice President Kamala Harris will also travel to battleground states Arizona and Maryland on Monday to speak about abortion access and women’s rights, one of dozens of Biden campaign events taking place across the country this week over the Dobbs ruling.
Mrs. Biden’s visit to Philadelphia also comes just three days before her husband and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump are set to meet in their first debate of the 2024 election season.
The debate will take place on Thursday, June 27 at 9:00 PM ET at CNN’s studios in Atlanta.
