Harris was in the state on Thursday, January 11 and Biden made a stop on Thursday, January 18. His main event was held at Abbotts Creek Community Center in Raleigh where he announced a $3B investment in high-speed internet for rural communities in NC.
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After the event, Biden had one of his most relatable moments in North Carolina--a trip to Cook Out. He and Gov. Roy Cooper stopped by the Cook Out on Falls of Neuse Road.
Biden got a vanilla milkshake with chocolate syrup, and Cooper got a milkshake with M&Ms. The president was also holding a bag but didn't disclose what else he had ordered. However, White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates tweeted on X, citing a pool report that appears to disclose what was in Biden's Cook Out bag, "While at @CookOut, @POTUS ordered a bacon cheeseburger, french fries."
While there, the politicians spoke with workers and posed for selfies.
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Bates also included in his thread that this is Biden's second time dropping by a Cook Out while in North Carolina: "Biden last visited a North Carolina Cook Out while campaigning in 2020, buying vanilla and chocolate shakes from a location in Durham."
Cook Out is a North Carolina-based company. The first location opened in Greensboro in 1989, according to its website.
Biden then stopped at a family's home in Raleigh for a small conversation. Biden's campaign described the event as a "kitchen table conversation about the impact his agenda is having on their lives." The head of the family is an educator who had a significant amount of student debt forgiven.
That stop lasted more than an hour before Biden re-entered his motorcade and headed back to Raleigh-Durham International Airport.
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