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President Joe Biden will make his longtime residence of Wilmington, Del., the headquarters of his 2024 campaign, he announced Tuesday.

“My family’s values, my eternal optimism and my unwavering belief in the American middle class as our nation’s backbone comes from my home — from Delaware,” Biden said in a statement. “That’s why there is no better place for our reelection campaign to have its headquarters.”

It’s a departure from Biden’s choice of Philadelphia for his 2020 campaign headquarters. But because of the pandemic, Biden helmed a significant portion of that run from Wilmington as well.

As vice president and senator, Biden was well-known for often taking the train from Washington to Wilmington to spend downtime at home.

Biden’s campaign has remained relatively small since its launch, adding three new hires earlier this week for a total of seven staffers.

The Biden-Harris campaign, the Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committees raised $72 million in the second quarter of the year. Former President Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the GOP race, raked in just north of $35 million in the same time period.

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