U.S. President Joe Biden greets his supporters during a campaign event at a Mexican restaurant in the Phoenix area, Arizona, U.S., March 19, 2024, (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
The comment was met with cheers, then he said he liked his chances going into the 2024 rematch.
"I'm optimistic," Biden said. "There's nothing beyond our capacity."
Rodríguez was the first to speak at the event, where she urged Latino voters to support the Biden-Harris ticket.
"Latinos proved in 2020 what we are capable of in Arizona and in so many critical states throughout this country, and we sent Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House the first time, and we're gonna do it again in 2024," she said.
President Biden then exited the stage to sit at a table with the baby and its mother. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
After Biden initially left the stage, he was seen touching the baby and speaking with his mother.
"How old?" Biden appeared to whisper to her.
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Tuesday’s event in Phoenix officially kicked off the Biden campaign’s efforts to reach Hispanic voters – a key Democratic voting bloc that the president is losing the support of.
U.S. President Joe Biden greets a supporter during a campaign event at a Mexican restaurant in the Phoenix area, Arizona, U.S., March 19, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Arizona Democratic Party chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano spoke with reporters after the event, where she took a swipe at Trump.
"He's a businessman, she said of Trump, "but we're seeing with all of his, you know, the juries that are coming out with all the convictions, everything that he's doing."
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She continued: "He's not a smart businessman. He is underwater. He, you know, lies and cheats his way to this position that he's in and I think sometimes people like, you know, they think that he's a businessman, but we're calling him out and they're seeing the truth now."
Biden ultimately won the state of Arizona in the 2020 presidential election.
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