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... The big picture: The president's surprise appearance came after Axios reported earlier Friday that he's been increasingly less visible in public since suspending his bid for re-election.

- - - The president hasn't scheduled public events in 43 of the 75 days since he dropped his bid in July, Axios' Alex Thompson and Neal Rothschild found.

What he's saying: Biden applauded the strong jobs report out earlier on Friday, saying: "The past two days, we've gotten some very good news about the American economy."

- - - He also criticized Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fl.) for writing on X today that the jobs report is "fake."

- - - "Anything the MAGA Republicans don't like, they call fake, anything," Biden said from behind the podium. "The job numbers are what the job numbers are. They're real. They're sincere." ...