Biden Surveys Collapsed Baltimore Bridge, Urges Congress to Act

The president’s visit comes more than a week after a giant cargo ship hit the historic Francis Scott Key Bridge, forcing it to collapse.

President Joe Biden (C) speaks about the restoration of the Francis Scott Key Bridge at the Maryland Transportation Authority Police headquarters in Baltimore on April 5, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

BALTIMORE—President Joe Biden on Friday made his first visit to the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, and urged Congress to provide immediate federal assistance to rebuild the bridge and reopen the harbor.

“I’m here to say: Your nation has your back,” President Biden told the people of Maryland as he stood in front of the collapsed bridge, which was destroyed on March 26 after a cargo ship slammed into one of its support columns, killing six construction workers.