President Biden took the stage in this key battleground state intent on proving his critics wrong.
Before an amped-up crowd of 2,000 in Detroit, a fired-up President Biden railed against Donald Trump in pointed attacks, challenged the press, outlined his first 100 days in office and tried to make clear to his doubters, he isn’t going anywhere.
President Joe Biden speaks to supporters at a campaign event at Renaissance High School, July 12, 2024, in Detroit.
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“Folks, I’m the nominee!” Biden roared as the crowd erupted.
“I’m the nominee as part because 14 million Democrats like you voted for me in the primaries. You made me the nominee. No one else, not the press, not the pundits, not the insiders, not donors. You the voters, you decided, no one else. And I’m not going anywhere,” Biden said.
The president also framed his agenda by announcing his plan for his “first 100 days in office.”
Biden pledged to codify Roe v. Wade, passing an assault weapons ban, passing the John Lewis Voting rights act and to make sure the rich pay their “fair share in taxes.”
-ABC News’ Mary Bruce, Molly Nagle and Will McDuffie
