President Biden arrives at Portland International Airport to discuss infrastructure package

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – President Joe Biden arrived in Portland on Thursday to use the city as a backdrop to talk about his $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed this last fall.

After Air Force One landed at the Portland International Airport at around 12:20 p.m., Biden was greeted by Governor Kate Brown and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, among other Oregon politicians.

Biden made his remarks from the Air Force hanger at Portland International Airport shortly after 2 p.m., where he discussed the infrastructure package, including how the money will bring upgrades to the PDX runway.

We have been cleared to move into the Air Force hanger in PDX where the President @POTUS will be speaking in a couple hours. Set up is still underway and we’ve put in one live shot ahead of his remarks pic.twitter.com/H7OAxaSTvr
— Kandra Kent (@KandraKPTV) April 21, 2022

While in Portland, Pres. Biden also attend a private fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee before leaving for Seattle.

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