Biden moving up planned speech on democracy due to expected winter storm

President Biden moved his speech on democracy, marking the anniversary of Jan. 6, up a day due to the incoming winter storm in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions this weekend.

The president was set to travel to the Philadelphia area on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the riots at the U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday evening, the White House announced that Biden’s trip was moved from Saturday to Friday.

“Due to impending inclement weather in the Philadelphia area this weekend, the President’s campaign speech near Valley Forge on Saturday, January 6 will be moved to Friday, January 5,” Biden’s campaign spokesman Kevin Munoz said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Cities along the East Coast, including Washington, Philadelphia and New York City, are expected to be hit with major storms from Saturday to Monday, which some meteorologists are predicting could be the biggest winter storms seen in the areas in two years.

Biden’s speech in Valley Forge, Pa., which is outside of Philadelphia, will be his first campaign event of the year and he is expected to emphasize the threat that former President Trump poses to democracy.

He will use the Jan. 6 anniversary as a symbol of what the Biden campaign says is an ongoing fight for democracy.