A meeting between the leaders of Canada and the United States is not usually considered a high-stakes showdown.

After having just four official staffers on payroll last quarter, President Joe Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign has announced that former White House aide and congressman Cedric Richmond is joining as co-chair.

The former vice president's campaign suggested that such press limits would be common going forward as Biden prepares to square off with President Donald Trump in November. Tonights event was a new format as we enter a new phase of the general election campaign, Rufus Gifford, Biden's deputy campaign manager, said in a statement. We will continue to ensure press access to our virtual finance events as part of our campaigns commitment to transparency," Gifford said. During the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, Pete Buttigieg who is hosting a virtual fundraiser for Biden on Friday was criticized for holding fundraisers without reporters present. Biden had often allowed press to attend previous fundraisers, both in person and virtually, in their entirety.