President Joe Biden is expected Monday to make his first official event appearance in Alaska as president.
This will be Biden’s first visit to Alaska for an event during his presidency. Air Force One landed in Anchorage in May for a refueling stop.
The visit comes as Biden has faced sharp criticism from Alaska elected officials for his decision this month toU.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, the only Democrat in the state’s congressional delegation, is expected to join Biden during his JBER visit. Republican U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan will not join Biden in Alaska.The office of Alaska Gov.
Dunleavy and all three members of the congressional delegation criticized the Biden administration last week. Sullivan said the administration’s policy moves are “a war on Alaska.” Murkowski said it would be “incredible to think that people are going to trust this administration on anything related to oil in Alaska again.” Peltola said she was “deeply frustrated” by the canceled oil leases.Iris Samuels is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News focusing on state politics. She previously covered Montana for The AP and Report for America and wrote for the Kodiak Daily Mirror. Contact her at isamuels@adn.
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