It’s Biden’s first stop in South Carolina since last October.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden will spend part of his last full day in office in South Carolina, returning to the state where he scored a key primary win that helped him get to the White House in the first place.
Biden will visit Charleston on Sunday, January 19, according to Antjuan Seawright, a Democratic strategist and advisor to South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn. Biden and Clyburn will spend part of the day together, although it’s not clear yet what they’ll be doing.
The President is still set to return to Washington by Monday so that he can attend the inauguration of President-Elect Donald Trump. Trump will be sworn in before 12 p.m. Monday to his second term in office.
This is Biden’s first trip to the Palmetto State since he toured the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene back in October. Biden also came made two trips back in January, one to speak at the Mother Emanuel Church in Charleston, and the other to attend a South Carolina Democratic dinner and a church service in Columbia.
The state had a major political past with Biden. Back in 2020, Biden was struggling during the Democratic primary season, but an endorsement from Clyburn and a resounding win in the Democratic primary was the spark Biden needed to ultimately win the primary and eventually the White House in November.
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