Biden to start election year with speech on third anniversary of Capitol attack
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6HM0J)
President to make first campaign speech of 2024 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, as he emphasises work to preserve US democracy
Joe Biden will on Friday mark the third anniversary of the deadly January 6 attack on Congress, delivering his first presidential election campaign speech of 2024 at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania - a site replete with historical meaning.
A day before the anniversary, due to forecast bad weather, Biden will speak where George Washington's army endured another dark moment: the bitter winter of 1777-78, an ordeal key to winning American independence from Britain.
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