President Biden began a second consecutive week of vacation on Monday, giving more ammunition to critics who argue the president is finishing out his term with too little energy.
Biden arrived at a beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday and is expected to stay there until at least Saturday. New York Post. The president arrived after a six-night vacation with his family at Democratic donor Joe Kiani's California ranch last week. Biden reportedly has no public events scheduled while he's on the beach this week.
The lame-duck president has been criticized for overusing his vacation time despite being the leader of the free world. On Monday, marking the third anniversary of the Kabul airport bombing that killed 13 U.S. soldiers, White House national security communications adviser John Kirby was asked by a reporter whether Biden was merely a “ceremonial figure” at this point.
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President Biden stands up from his beach chair in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on Wednesday. (Lee Greene)
“Oh my goodness, he spoke to Prime Minister Modi today. Last week he had calls with regional and European leaders, President Zelensky. He was monitoring what was happening over the weekend in real time. Oh my goodness.” Kirby said of Biden. “The president is on vacation, but he can't take time off work, and he's not going to do that. He remains firmly in charge to make sure we continue to protect our national security interests at home and, of course, abroad.”
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President Biden spoke by phone Wednesday from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (Lee Greene)
Meanwhile, shortly after dropping out of the reelection race in July, Biden told reporters he was “not going anywhere” and would “work hard” until the end of his term in January 2025. “For the next six months, I'm going to be focused on delivering the job of being president,” he said. July 24th Oval Office Speech, This was only his third speech from the Resolute Desk since assuming his position as Supreme Commander.
Sources differ on the exact number of vacation days Biden has taken while in office. Data claimed by the Republican National Committee After serving as president for about two years and seven months, Biden has reportedly spent about 40% of his time in office on vacation.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) and other Republicans have called on the Biden administration to consider invoking the 25th Amendment to the Constitution, which allows the vice president to assume the presidency if the president is unable to fulfill the responsibilities necessary to run the White House. Democrats similarly called for invoking the 25th Amendment in the final days of former President Donald Trump's term.
“Who is running the country?” several social media users asked Thursday. Including Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas). “Armed illegal immigrant street gangs from Venezuela take over an Aurora, Colorado apartment building, terrorizing residents! Meanwhile, Joe Biden takes his second vacation in two weeks and Kamala Harris prepares for her first interview in 40 days.”
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