Biden Volunteers on MLK Day as Republican Candidates Brave Iowa Freeze

Published on January 16, 2024

As Republican presidential candidates embarked on their final day of campaigning in Iowa, where they braved freezing temperatures, President Joe Biden on Monday chose to spend the day volunteering at Philabundance, a hunger relief organization in Philadelphia, to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Day of Service. This is the president’s third year volunteering at Philabundance, where he was packing produce. President Biden’s trip to Philadelphia coincides with the Republican Iowa caucuses, which mark the first major contest in the party’s nomination process. Going into the first GOP caucus, former President Donald Trump currently held a substantial lead in the polls, outpacing his rivals Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis....