Watch Live: Biden speaks for first time since 2024 announcement

President Biden on Tuesday is giving his first speech since he formally announced his reelection bid earlier in the day, addressing the North America's Building Trades Unions Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton near the White House. 

In what is billed as a White House event and not a campaign stop, the president will discuss how the Biden administration believes their investments in the country are bringing back manufacturing, creating good-paying union jobs and "rebuilding the middle class." 

On Tuesday morning, the president's campaign released a three-minute video with the president trying to make the case that he and fellow Democrats want to protect as many American freedoms as possible.