(Oct. 22) Former President Barack Obama will campaign in Florida for Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Saturday and next week. Obama held his first in-person rally for Democratic nominee Joe Biden. And the Department of Homeland Security launched a website to combat foreign efforts to disrupt the election.

Obama will campaign for Biden in Miami on Saturday and Orlando next week, according to people familiar with his travel plans.

The trips to Florida follow his first in-person campaign appearance on Wednesday in Philadelphia. He hosted a conversation with Black men followed by a drive-in rally outside Lincoln Financial Field.

The Biden campaign did not respond to a request for comment.

Obama, who remains one of the Democratic Party’s most popular figures, assailed Trump’s leadership in his speech.

“Donald Trump isn’t going to protect us,” Obama said. “He can barely take the basic steps to protect himself.

There are 13 days until the election and 54 days until the Electoral College meets.

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