President Joe Biden to visit Wilmington this week

President Joe Biden is set to visit Wilmington this week.

According to an email announcement Monday afternoon from the White House, "On Thursday, May 2, the President will travel to Wilmington, North Carolina, to discuss how his Investing in America agenda is rebuilding our infrastructure and creating good-paying jobs in Wilmington and across the country."

Jill Hopman, chair of the New Hanover County Democratic Party, said Biden is expected to visit the Port City to talk infrastructure and environmental issues Thursday afternoon. The exact time and location of the event has not yet been determined, Hopman said.

While Biden is seeking reelection in the November presidential election, Hopman said the anticipated stop is a presidential visit, not a campaign event.

In a statement Monday, the New Hanover County Democratic Party said, "although President Biden’s official visit is not campaign-related, it cannot come at a more-critical time during a more-critical election year in a more-critical place."

The announcement of Biden's visit comes shortly after former President Donald Trump had planned to hold a campaign event in the city, which was ultimately postponed due to weather. Trump has not yet rescheduled the event.

The last presidential visit to Wilmington was by Trump in 2020, when he named Wilmington the nation's first World War II Heritage City at Battleship North Carolina.

Biden last visited North Carolina with Vice President Kamala Harris on March 26, with the two stopping in Raleigh to talk health care.

Reach reporter Jamey Cross at jbcross@gannett.com.

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