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RE: CNN: Spent Force
Quote:President Joe Biden has logged many more “personal travel” days than most of his predecessors during the same period of time being in office over the past several presidencies, according to a CNN analysis.
“Biden spent a total of 108 of his first 276 days in office either vacationing or working from one of his two Delaware homes or from Camp David, according to a CNN analysis of Biden’s schedule,” the Daily Wire reported.
“That tally includes partial days when Biden split time between the White House and those other properties. Biden’s frequent absences come as his administration has faced a number of crises less than a year into his first term,” the news site continued.
CNN noted further:
A CNN analysis of Biden’s public schedule indicates the President has spent a significant amount of time away from the White House, particularly on weekends, since his January inauguration. Including this weekend’s trip to Delaware, Biden has taken 35 personal trips and spent all or part of 108 of his first 276 days in office at one of his Delaware homes or at Camp David in Maryland. That includes partial days, like Friday — when he spent the day at the White House and departed in the evening.
Sixty-nine of those 108 days away from Washington were spent at his home in Wilmington, spread over 23 visits; seven days at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, beach house over two visits; and 32 days at Camp David over 10 visits. …
While most presidents have prioritized taking time away from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, this is the most time a president has spent away from the White House on personal travel at this point in the presidency in recent history.
“Biden has been open about his feelings regarding the White House, telling Vogue in June that there’s ‘no real upside to living physically’ at the residence,” USA Features News reported this week. “During that interview, the president complained of a lack of privacy “and the pomp-and-circumstance” surrounding the whole ordeal.
“These trips have come amid multiple crises – an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a supply chain crisis, the chaotic end to the war in Afghanistan, the border crisis and more. In fact, Biden faced criticism in August for being away at Camp David as the Taliban took over Afghanistan,” the news outlet added.
Biden’s current personal day pace is way ahead of his previous three predecessors — Donald Trump, Barack Obama, and George W. Bush — at the same point in their respective terms. Bush spent 84 days outside of Washington, D.C.; Trump spent 70 days traveling; Obama spent 40 days outside of D.C.
What’s more, it is not as though there isn’t anything for Biden to be doing in terms of handling issues.
“Biden’s frequent absences from the White House come as his administration has struggled to handle multiple crises in his first months leading the United States, such as surging illegal immigration, chaos in Afghanistan, supply chain disfunction, rising fuel costs, and COVID-19,” the Daily Wire added.
As expected, the White House has defended Biden’s travels.
“Presidents of the United States are constantly on the job, regardless of their location; whether they’re on a state visit overseas or just 100 miles from the White House for a short trip to Wilmington,” White House spokesman Andrew Bates told CNN.
“Wherever he is, the President spends every day working to defeat the pandemic, to ensure our economy delivers for the middle class — not just those at the top — and to protect our national security. Also, as all Americans can agree, it’s important for leaders to avoid becoming ensconced in Washington, D.C.,” Bates noted further.
In addition to being out of the White House, Biden is giving far fewer media interviews as well, having done only 10 extended interviews since taking office — many less than Obama and Trump at the same point in their presidencies.
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