President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had originally planned to travel to Atlanta Friday as part of his “Help is Here” tour.
The Biden administration on Thursday nixed plans for a political event to sell the president’s Covid relief bill in Atlanta on Friday, announcing plans instead to meet with Asian American leaders there in the wake of a string of shootings at spas earlier this week.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris had originally planned to travel to Atlanta on Friday as part of the White House’s “Help is Here” tour to tout the benefits of the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill he signed last week. But the White House announced Thursday that it would push the political event to a later date.
During the trip, Biden and Harris will now talk with Asian American leaders and others about the ongoing threats and violence against the Asian American community amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. The president and vice president will also visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for updates on efforts to fight the pandemic.
On Thursday, Biden also ordered that American flags be flown at half-staff on federal grounds to honor those killed in the three attacks on Atlanta-area spas. Eight people died in the attacks, among them seven women and six women of Asian descent.
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The Biden administration nixed plans for a political event to sell the Covid relief bill that was scheduled in Atlanta tomorrow, announcing instead a meeting with Asian American leaders there in the wake of a string of shootings at spas earlier this week https://t.co/w9wOEnOdPJ
— POLITICO (@politico) March 18, 2021
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