Joe Biden calls for more taxes on the rich and casts Donald Trump as elitist

President Joe Biden speaking in Scranton (Alex Brandon/AP)

President Joe Biden begun three days of campaigning in Pennsylvania while returning to his childhood home in Scranton on Tuesday where he called for higher taxes on the rich and casting Donald Trump as an elitist.

Mr Biden is looking to gain ground in a key battleground state while Mr Trump spends much of the week in a New York City courtroom for his first criminal trial.