The rally comes amid concerns about his performance and some calls for him to step down as the Democratic candidate. Protesters were scheduled to demonstrate outside the rally to oppose the Biden administration’s aid to Israel in its ongoing war against Hamas.
North Carolina is a swing state, with Biden losing to Trump in 2020 by only 1.3%. Now, political observers and voters will be watching his visit in Raleigh at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds.
Gov. Roy Cooper is scheduled to appear with Biden at Friday’s event. Musical artists Fat Joe and E-40 are slated to perform.
Here are photos from Friday’s North Carolina event. Check back as more photos are added during the day.
N.C. Attorney General and candidate for Governor Josh Stein fires up the crowd at a rally for President Joe Biden at the Jim Graham Building at the fairgrounds in Raleigh, Friday, June 28, 2024.
Supporters of President Joe Biden gather for a campaign event at as seen from the press riser at the Jim Graham building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Friday June 28, 2024. Biden debated former President Trump in Atlanta Georgia the previous night.
Supporters of President Joe Biden gather for a campaign event as seen from the press riser at the Jim Graham building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Friday June 28, 2024. Biden debated former President Trump in Atlanta Georgia the previous night.
Supporters of President Joe Biden dance to Beyonce at a campaign event at the Jim Graham building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Friday June 28, 2024.
Supporters of President Joe Biden hold up signs at a campaign event at the Jim Graham building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh on Friday June 28, 2024.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside of an event held by President Joe Biden at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside of an event held by President Joe Biden at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Raleigh, N.C.
Federal Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney blamed U.S. aggression toward Canada on social inequality in our neighbour to the south — and compared Donald Trump's musings about annexation to the villain from the Harry Potter novels.Speaking at the King's Head Pub in Winnipeg on Monday evening, Carney told a crowd of several hundred supporters Canada faces a crisis due to U.S. threats against the Canadian economy, but insisted Canada does not face an existential crisis.Some U.S. citizens, he
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An unexpected Super Bowl ad: Ontario purchased a spot to remind American viewers how the province's partnership makes invaluable contributions to the U.S. economy.
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John Oliver stopped by The Daily Show on Monday, this time with malevolent intentions. Oliver wasn’t there to offer any wisdom or support, as host Jon Stewart assumed; instead he gloated about the U.S. government’s total lack of checks and balances on the Trump administration. “America had its little fun, didn’t you, in experimenting with democracy?” said the British comedian, who was once a Daily Show correspondent himself. “You fought so hard to get away from us. Acting up, throwing all that t
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all the remaining hostages it is holding in Gaza by midday on Saturday — though he also said that such a decision would be up to Israel.
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby said Monday he is confident that aluminum produced in the province will remain in demand globally, despite tariffs from Washington that Eby described as the Americans "taxing themselves."
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Canada's ambassador to France says he's against U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to take over Greenland, saying "in order to respect international law, you don't threaten your neighbours by invasion." Stéphane Dion, who is also the special envoy to Europe and the European Union, says threatening a country's sovereignty is not "normal". Trump is also continuing to push for Canada to become America's 51st state. "You know that according to international law it's not only to invade a neighbour
Egg prices have surged 50% as bird flu forces farmers to cull millions of hens. Alex Simpson, the President of Simpson Eggs, says farmer efforts aren't enough—and he's pushing for urgent action.
Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford's two-day trip to Washington this week in the middle of the provincial election has sparked a fresh round of criticism from other main party leaders. Ford is making the trip as the incumbent premier and chair of the Council of the Federation, which includes all 13 provincial and territorial Premiers.He'll be part of a group meeting with American lawmakers and business leaders to make their case against U.S President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs. "I'm going down t