On 7/7/2004, Reporters were kicked out of a Biden campaign stop in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where they were forced to film Biden through the storefront window of a coffees shop while Biden spoke–not with voters–but with fellow elected Democrat officials Governor Josh Shapiro and Harrisburg Mayor Wanda Williams. Unlike President Trump when he makes similar appearances, Biden was not mobbed by supporters at Denim Coffee (which may explain why the press was kicked out.) The coffee shop stop came after a full day of campaigning in Pennsylvania. Biden started the day at a Black church service in Philadelphia, visited a campaign office, flew to Harrisburg where he attended a union picnic and then hit the coffee shop as he desperately tries to save his candidacy (and presidency) after last month’s debate debacle with President Trump. After reporters witnessed Biden, accompanied by Jill, and Shapiro ordering at the counter inside and making small talk with the help, a staffer got up in the grill of a C-SPAN reporter filming the event as she ordered the press outside. The reporters went outside and gathered on the sidewalk where they covered Biden though the storefront window as he spoke with Shapiro and Williams.
The president is inside Denim Coffee at 4:55pm. Gov. Shapiro is standing next to him. The First Lady and Sen. Fetterman, among others, are with him. The president put a $20 bill in the top jar. Shapiro is sipping what looks like an iced coffee with a lot of milk, and the president got a strawberry smoothie. They asked if the president wanted whipped cream and he said no. The First Lady and the President were talking with the people behind the counter about where they met. Pool shouted questions about the ceasefire deal and the president didn’t look over. Pool was ushered out.
Pool is back in the motorcade at 4:59 and the president is still in the coffee shop.
On 7/6/2024, VP Kamala Harris was seen zoning out on a Marine helicopter at Joint Base Andrews after she returned from a grueling afternoon at the Essence Festival in New Orleans. While an aide sat near her, Harris appeared almost unresponsive as the helicopter prepared to take her to the vice president’s residence in Washington, D.C. A listless Harris could be seen opening her eyes and slowly moving her head a few times. The scheduled time of arrival at Andrews was 9:30 p.m. EDT. Harris was at the Essence Festival, her only event Saturday, for less than ninety minutes according to her schedule:
Saturday, July 6
At 5:00 PM CT, the Vice President will participate in a moderated conversation during the 30 th ESSENCE Festival of Culture. This conversation will be pooled press, open to pre-credentialed media, and live-streamed.
At 6:20 PM CT, the Vice President will depart New Orleans, LA en route to Washington, DC. This departure from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport will be pooled press.
At 9:30 PM ET, the Vice President will arrive in Washington, DC. This arrival at Joint Base Andrews will be pooled press.
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Reporters Kicked Out of Biden Coffee Shop Campaign Stop; Kamala Harris Zones Out on Marine Helicopter