OHIO — President Joe Biden will make a stop in Cincinnati on Wednesday, July 21 to participate in a CNN town hall event, the White House announced Tuesday. 

What You Need To Know

  • President Joe Biden will take place in a CNN town hall event in Cleveland on Wednesday, July 21

  • The stop is one of many recent visits around the country for President Biden as he promotes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework plan

  • The one-hour event starts at 8 p.m., but the exact location hasn't been disclosed

  • It will be his first trip to Cincinnati since taking office

The town hall will focus on many topics, most notably the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy, according to CNN.

An audience will be present but only those who were invited, and officials said they will follow local COVID-19 guidelines to ensure safety. 

The one-hour event starting at 8 p.m. takes place in one of seven Ohio counties, Hamilton, which Biden won in the 2020 election. The state ultimately went for former President Donald Trump, just as it did in 2016.

The president's visit comes among many of his stops promoting the administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework. The $973 billion plan aims to repair roads and bridges, create sustainable transportation, and build a national network of electric vehicle (EV) chargers along highways and in rural and disadvantaged communities, according to the White House.

The plan, announced in June, stems from a negotiation with a bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz..

The president made a few stops in Ohio already this year. In March, Biden visited Columbus to tout the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan. Then in May, he took the podium at Cuyahoga County Community College in Cleveland when Congress was in the middle of negotiating the rescue plan. 

The July 25 visit will be Biden's first trip to Cincinnati since taking office. The exact location hasn't been disclosed. 

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