Harris campaign surrogates are planning a series of campaign stops with small businesses in at least six battleground states this week, according to a preview of the announcement first obtained by CNBC.
This campaign push will aim to draw a contrast between Harris and Trump, along with highlighting the vice president's proposals like giving small businesses a $50,000 startup tax deduction. In December, for example, he touted the gains of Black-owned and Latino-owned small businesses under his administration as a way to highlight his efforts to close the racial wealth gap and to win back voters who felt nostalgic for the pre-pandemic economy that Trump oversaw.
"Vice President Harris has proven that she will be a champion for small business," Richard Garcia, the Harris campaign's small business engagement director, wrote in a statement Tuesday. "Unlike Donald Trump who is only fighting for himself."