Biden kicks off post-State of the Union travel blitz in Pennsylvania

President Joe Biden kicked off a travel blitz Friday after his State of the Union address, heading to the critical swing state of Pennsylvania to drive home some of the key points he delivered during Thursday's address.

The president's speech in a solidly Democratic county almost immediately attacked former President Donald Trump. Biden criticized his record on reproductive rights issues and invoked a family impacted by Alabama's controversial state Supreme Court ruling that embryos are considered children, which prompted in vitro fertilization providers to halt services.

"Do you know why it happened? I'll tell you why. One reason: Donald Trump," Biden said Friday of that family's paused IVF plans. "He came to office determined to overturn Roe v. Wade. In fact, he's bragged about it repeatedly."

The president then pivoted to issues including cooling inflation, lowering prescription drug prices and his demand to ban assault weapons.

"Too many corporations raise their prices and pad their profits, charging you more and more for less and less," Biden said. "That's why we're cracking down on corporations engaged in price gouging and deceptive pricing."

Biden also drew a contrast between his governing philosophy and Trump's.

"My lifetime has taught me to embrace the future. I mean it sincerely: freedom, democracy, [and a] future based on the core values that have defined America," Biden said. "Honesty, decency, fairness, equality."

"Donald Trump sees the story differently," Biden added. "He sees a story of resentment, revenge, retribution."

The audience included people who have volunteered or worked for the Democratic Party, the Biden campaign or a similar organization. The high-energy crowd occasionally broke into chants