Biden kicks off rural America tour in Minnesota

U.S. President Joe Biden will tout $5 billion in new investments benefiting rural Americans during a visit on Wednesday to a family farm in Minnesota, the first stop in what the White House is billing as a two-week “barnstorming” tour.
Thirteen top administration officials will visit rural places in 15 states, including election battlegrounds like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona, to highlight investments in rural communities, where one in five Americans live.
The Minnesota event will showcase top Democratic officials from the state in a show of support for Biden just days after Minnesota lawmaker Dean Phillips launched a primary challenge to a sitting president, sources familiar with the plans said.
A campaign official told Reuters that Biden would also participate in a fundraiser in Minneapolis after the farm visit.