Biden postpones trip to Colorado for ‘national security meetings’
President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with Pacific Islands Forum leaders during the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit in the East Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, in Washington.
President Biden scrapped a planned trip to Colorado on Monday to promote his economic agenda and investments in wind tower manufacturing amid the ongoing conflict in Israel, the White House said.
“The President’s trip to Colorado is postponed and it will be rescheduled. The President will remain at the White House to participate in national security meetings,” an administration official said in a statement.
The announcement came amid reports Biden was weighing a possible trip to Israel this week.
Biden had been scheduled to visit Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, which is represented by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R), one of the more prominent and controversial GOP members of Congress who was nearly defeated in the 2022 midterms.
The president was expected to visit CS Wind in Pueblo, Colo., which is the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world. The company had recently announced plans to expand operations as part of investments from the Inflation Reduction Act, which Biden signed into law last year.
Instead, Biden will remain in Washington, D.C., to meet with his national security team and monitor the ongoing fighting around Israel.
Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, launched terrorist attacks earlier this month that killed more than 1,000 Israelis. Israeli forces are preparing to go on the offensive in Gaza, raising concerns about the potential humanitarian fallout in the area and the risks of a widening war in the region.