President Biden To Travel To Wisconsin On Feb. 16

MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WI— President Joe Biden will visit Wisconsin for the first time since taking office. Biden plans to visit Milwaukee on Feb. 16, according to the White House. It is unknown why he is visiting Wisconsin and specifics on the visit.

CNN announced it will host a town hall in Milwaukee with the president. Anderson Cooper will host.

Since entering office, Biden has opted for virtual events and television interviews to sell his plan, and initially his aides expressed caution about traveling beyond Washington due to the pandemic. But Biden returned home to Delaware last weekend, and White House press secretary Jen Psaki noted that the president flies on a private plane — Air Force One — which helps reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Biden has also received both doses of his vaccine, and consistently wears a mask.

Biden made Wisconsin a focus for his campaign in 2020, visiting the state three times, including in late October, when he visited Milwaukee just days before the election. Biden ultimately flipped the state back from red to blue, beating former President Donald Trump by about 20,000 votes there.

Writing and Reporting from the Associated Press was used for this report.