Biden Volunteers on MLK Day as Republican Candidates Brave Iowa Freeze

This is the president’s third year volunteering at Philabundance.

President Joe Biden, alongside Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker (2nd L), takes part in a service event at Philabundance, a non-profit food bank to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Philadelphia, Penn., on Jan. 15, 2024. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

As Republican presidential candidates embarked on their final day of campaigning in Iowa, where they braved freezing temperatures, President Joe Biden on Monday chose to spend the day volunteering at Philabundance, a hunger relief organization in Philadelphia, to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and the National Day of Service.

This is the president’s third year volunteering at Philabundance, where he was packing produce.