26% AWAY HEY KID 1/4th
Joe spends of days in Del.
President Biden has spent at least part of 70 days at one of his Delaware homes since taking office — or about 26 percent of the days that he’s been president. The latest was Monday, when he took the day off work for some Columbus Day R&R despite multiple ongoing crises.
Biden didn’t speak with reporters when he returned to the White House in the late afternoon, despite fresh fears about slowing jobs growth, an illegal immigration crisis and a spending fight in Congress that could define his legacy. Before returning to DC, Biden tacked onto his long weekend what the White House called “a small, family wedding” at the home of his sister, Valerie Biden Owens.
“[Biden’s] nephew, Cuffe Owens, is marrying Meghan O’Toole King,” the White House said. King is a former reality TV star who appeared on “The Real Housewives of Orange County.”
The president’s approval rating slumped in polling results released last week, increasing Democratic worries about losing control of the House and Senate in the upcoming 2022 midterm elections.
Biden’s frequent trips home to Delaware have raised eyebrows, in part because the White House says it won’t release visitor logs for Biden’s Wilmington mansion or his Rehoboth Beach vacation home.
Biden’s activities at home are unknown. His German shepherd Major spends much of his time in Delaware after a series of attacks on Secret Service agents at the White House. As vice president, Biden also was reputed to skinny-dip while out of the public eye.
Although former President Donald Trump frequently visited his Florida and New Jersey resorts on weekends, other presidents, such as Barack Obama, usually stayed at the executive mansion.
As Biden left the White House on Friday, he was asked if he’s concerned about potential corruption involving his son Hunter Biden’s art sales — after the novice artist sold five prints for $75,000 each ahead of a Los Angeles art show attended by one of his father’s ambassador nominees.
The president looked a reporter for The Post in the eyes and said, “You gotta be kidding me.”