'We have to pick up the pace': President Biden talks climate crisis during Colorado visit

DENVER — President Joe Biden is visiting Denver Monday, September 13 as part of a three-state tour across the West, the White House announced Thursday.

Before arriving in Denver, the president will make stops in Boise, Idaho and Sacramento, California for updates on wildfires in those states—the smoke of which has been traveling to Colorado over the summer.

Biden's trip to California is just days the recall election of California's democratic Governor Gavin Newsom. Biden will participate in an event with Newsom during the trip.

Details about Biden’s visit in Denver are limited at this point; the White House only said Biden will be participating in a “Build Back Better” event. Build Back Better is the administration’s plan for the economy. You can learn more about that here.

The trip Monday will be Biden’s first visit to Colorado as president. As The Colorado Sun reported, Biden did not visit Colorado during the 2020 campaign.

Nevertheless, Biden scored a decisive victory in Colorado, beating out the incumbent Trump/Pence ticket by over 13 points.

Earlier this year, in March, Vice President Kamala Harris spent an afternoon in Denver meeting with Governor Jared Polis small business owners to tout the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that Congress passed in the spring.