WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Dallas on Wednesday for two campaign stops, with his full attention focused on his rematch with Donald Trump in November.
Biden will attend a campaign reception in Houston on Thursday before returning to Washington.
Biden was in Nevada and Arizona for events on Tuesday, but his campaign said February brought in $53 million in fundraising efforts, bringing its total cash on hand to $155 million. It was promoting the strength of the campaign.
These numbers reflect fundraising by the campaign itself and related Democratic activities.
“Team Biden-Harris is launched as Americans across the country rally behind our campaign as the cash-strapped Trump campaign desperately tries to stay afloat while draining funds from legal fees,” the Biden campaign said. “Since then, we have continued to break our own records with the highest amount of grassroots fundraising.” said in a statement.
President Trump's February numbers have not been made public. The former president's two major fundraising committees had raised $36.6 million at the end of January. Campaign finance reports show that while Mr. Biden has been successful in raking in campaign cash, Mr. Trump has spent his campaign funds fighting off his chief rival and paying for legal fees.
Biden and Trump recently won enough primaries and caucus delegates to clinch their respective party's nominations.
The Biden campaign did not immediately respond to a request for further information about the events in Dallas.
One of Biden's events in Dallas will be hosted by trial lawyer Russell Budd, Dallas attorney Regina Montoya and others. Dallas Morning News.
Another event will be hosted by Dallas businessman Nyland Youngblood, according to people familiar with the event who asked not to be named.
Biden's visit to Nevada and Arizona reflects that these states are key battlegrounds for the president. Texas is not expected to be a presidential battleground, but Dallas and Houston have a strong base of Democratic donors that Mr. Biden could tap as he seeks to expand his economic advantage.
Both candidates were in the state last month, dueling at various points along the U.S.-Mexico border.
President Trump visited Eagle Pass, met with Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials, and blamed Biden for the migrant surge.
Mr. Biden was in Brownsville, about 300 miles away, calling on Mr. Trump and Republicans to pass a bipartisan proposal to address the surge of migrants at the border.
