Fresh off his State of the Union tackle, President Joe Biden appeared at Strath Haven Middle School with First Lady Jill Biden to tout his re-election efforts. (Pete Bannan-Daily Times)
Fresh off his State of the Union tackle, President Joe Biden was scheduled to switch to Strath Haven Middle School with First Lady Jill Biden on Friday afternoon.
People started lining as much as attend the occasion round 1:30 p.m., passing via the authentication and safety line.
Jason Kutz of Bethel mentioned he plans to return it doesn’t matter what.
“(After) final night time, I really feel like I’m prepared to interrupt via a brick wall for President Biden,” Kutz mentioned. “I’m actually trying ahead to listening to his story.”
Michelle Slaven of Wallingford, a instructor at Ardmore Avenue Elementary School in Lansdowne, was additionally in attendance and mentioned she was in a position to acquire a ticket via her union.
“I believed the State of the Union was nice. It actually lifts our vitality. We’ll transfer ahead from right here,” she mentioned.
Asked what the polls may do for Biden, Slaven mentioned the president wants to take care of his vitality and deal with the problems.
“I believe it is a good suggestion to go to locations the place there are people who find themselves just a little misplaced and invite them,” she says. “He has my votes. He could not have others, so deal with them.”
One group that did not appear to have the assist of Biden was a gaggle that was protesting towards the struggle in Gaza alongside Providence Avenue in entrance of the center college.
Protesters chant “Massacre Joe has to go” in entrance of the varsity on Providence Road in Nether Providence. (Pete Bannan-Daily Times)
“Massacre Joe should go,” they shouted, together with different calls to assist the Palestinians.
A truck drove down the street carrying a Trump 2024 flag, and one other flag might be seen within the vehicles forward on this liberal group.
Also flying with Biden on Air Force One was Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon.
Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon speaks earlier than President Joe Biden’s arrival. She mentioned when his kids attended Strath Haven Middle School, she was a member of the varsity’s mother or father affiliation. (Pete Bannan-Daily Times)
“Following the success of final night time’s State of the Union tackle, I’m excited to welcome President Biden again to Delco,” mentioned Scanlon. “The Biden Administration’s historic investments in our communities are repairing roads and bridges, making a report variety of good American jobs, and decreasing prices throughout Pennsylvania. , and we sit up for working collectively to ship President Biden again to the White House in November.”
State Sen. John Cain referred to as the go to a win for Delaware County.
“It’s nice going from D.C. to Delco. I like it,” Cain mentioned.
Asked why many blue-collar voters do not personally assist the president regardless of sturdy assist from labor unions, he referred to Biden’s State of the Union tackle.
“He mentioned Wall Street did not construct this nation, blue-collar folks constructed it, and Delco is a blue-collar county.” “He will not have all of the assist, however he can have most of it, I can assure you that.”
One group who wished to get inside however could not get tickets had been Strath Haven High School seniors who had been speaking to cops.
Andrew Deppen, Samuel Fritz, Zane Malarkey and William Hall waited for the president to go.
“We had been disenchanted that we could not enroll extra college students,” Fritz mentioned.
Supporters collect earlier than President Joe Biden arrives at Strath Haven Middle School. (Pete Bannan-Daily Times)
“It’s actually tremendous cool. I am unable to imagine there’s all this Secret Service and vehicles right here, it is fairly loopy,” Malarkey added.
Nether Providence police and officers from across the county had their arms full coping with the visitors and all the joy.
Netherland Police Chief David Splane was working with the Secret Service to watch the protesters.
When I requested him what the scenario was, he replied, “I want to speak to the Secret Service.”