It has been a bleak and dreary summer for many Americans as they have been forced to cancel their summer travel plans due to historic inflation, high gas prices and a recession. Meanwhile, President Biden has spent nearly all of August on vacation enjoying some fun in the sun.
Biden will wrap up a two-week vacation at his beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Wednesday as one unofficial count by former CBS News reporter Mark Knoller indicates he has spent more time away from the White House than his three recent predecessors at the same point in their terms. It marked his 49th visit to Delaware since entering the White House in January 2021 and brings the total number of days he spent there to 150.
Knoller’s count also showed that former President Donald Trump has spent a total of 132 days between his Mar-a-Lago resort, which he visited 17 times, and his golf club in Bedminster NJ, where he traveled 13 times.
Former President Barack Obama had taken eight vacations 19 months in his term, which added up to 38 away days to Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard.
And former President George W. bush had visited his Texas ranch 14 times, for a total of 100 days away.
RNC spokeswoman Emma Vaughn recently commented on Biden’s excessive traveling saying that “Biden should stop jet-setting from beach to beach and focus on fixing the crises he created.”
On Friday, the president and first lady plan on heading back to Delaware for the weekend.
