US EditionJoe Biden Returns to Bask in ‘Thank You’ Event From South Carolina Democrats
Biden thanked South Carolina Democrats for their support six years after a key primary win and criticized Trump’s election tactics, highlighting party challenges ahead.
- On Friday, Feb. 27, 2026, Former President Joe Biden spoke to the South Carolina Democratic Party at an art museum in downtown Columbia, where Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., welcomed him onstage.
- Longtime ally Jim Clyburn's 2020 endorsement helped transform Biden's campaign, prompting his return to South Carolina after largely stepping away from public life.
- He mixed criticism with gratitude, telling the party faithful `trying to steal the election, because he knows he can't win your vote,` and referencing the Tuesday night State of the Union.
- Party leaders have argued for keeping South Carolina prominent as the national Democratic Party reconsiders its primary calendar, while Christale Spain, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, defended the state's role and highlighted Jaime Harrison's leadership of the Democratic National Committee.
- Biden's decades-long ties to South Carolina run deep as he has long treated it as a near-second home, vacationing on Kiawah Island and forming bonds with former senators Strom Thurmond and Fritz Hollings.
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Biden reminisces on 2020 SC primary win at Columbia fundraiser: ‘You never gave up on me’
Former President Joe Biden embraced U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-6th District, at a fundraiser hosted by the South Carolina Democratic Party at the Columbia Museum of Art, Friday, Feb. 27, 2026. The event was in honor of his 2020 South Carolina primary victory. (Photo by Mark Susko/Special to the SC Daily Gazette)At a fundraiser with South Carolina Democratic leaders to celebrate former President Joe Biden, U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn didn’t say whether h…
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Joe Biden returns to bask in 'thank you' event from South Carolina Democrats
Former President Joe Biden returned to South Carolina on Friday for a warm homecoming from the Democrats who resurrected his 2020 presidential campaign.
Biden commemorates 2020 South Carolina victory, appeals for state to remain First in the Nation
Former President Joe Biden travelled to South Carolina to commemorate his victory in the state’s 2020 primaries nearly a half decade ago. The speech came as the state competes to retain its First-in-the-Nation status.
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