Staff Reports
President Biden’s commitment to vacationing is both a marvel and a mystery, as he continues to sunbathe while the world appears to be falling apart. More specifically, as inflation shoots through the roof and illegal immigrants pour across the border, Biden has clocked 16 consecutive days on vacation. Yes, folks, that’s nearly three weeks soaking up the sun, waving at cameras—and apparently taking care of presidential duties from a beach chair. The question on everyone’s mind is simple: who is actually running the country right now? It certainly isn’t the leader sitting under an umbrella in Delaware.
In perhaps the most astonishing display of apathy, Biden was spotted for the second weekend in a row at Rehoboth Beach, engaged in what looked to be a casual chat on the phone rather than addressing the crises at hand. Instead of taking charge, the 81-year-old president seems to prefer his beach chair over the presidential desk, leaving Americans to wonder if he ever plans to return to the White House to actually do his job. While inflation continues to ravage wallets across the nation and tensions rise globally, his priorities seem to be more aligned with sand and surf than security and stability.
Biden’s at the beach for his second straight week of vacation from the White House.
Who’s REALLY running our country?!pic.twitter.com/P9UGUVMskv
— Julia 🇺🇸 (@Jules31415) August 31, 2024
Meanwhile, America’s unofficial Vice President, Kamala Harris, has been conspicuously absent from public life, preparing for her first interview in over a month while an armed illegal alien street gang from Venezuela has taken over an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado. This alarming news coincides with our vacationing president seemingly oblivious to the chaos unfolding under his watch. The irony here is thick enough to spread on toast, suggesting that if Harris is gearing up for an interview while these serious events unfold, the calm at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue might just be a façade for an out-of-touch administration.
As if their collective summer retreat was not enough, the Biden administration has attempted to downplay these prolonged absences, claiming the president is still ‘in command’ from the beach. That assertion sounds great on paper, but the reality is that an effective leader shouldn’t just be ‘dialling it in’ while crises erupt. It increasingly feels like Biden is on a permanent leave of absence rather than serving the country. With Biden effectively spending 40% of his first term on vacation, his track record might suggest a preference for leisure over leadership, raising the eyebrows of Americans who still value accountability.
Former President Trump, contrastingly, recently took time to honor the Gold Star families of service members lost under Biden-Harris’s watch in Afghanistan. Trump’s visit underscores a gap in empathetic leadership that seems to plague the current administration. While he made an effort to remember those who sacrificed everything, Biden let the invitation extend into oblivion. Meanwhile, the cries of “Who is running this country?” echo through social media as concerned citizens piece together a troubling narrative of an absent presidency.
As Biden continues his vacation, one thing becomes apparent: the American people seem to be grappling with the realization that their president is more invested in squeezing out the last drops of his vacation days than dealing with pressing national issues. So, as the beaches beckon and the crises mount, Americans are left to ask, is it too much to ask for a little leadership amidst the leisure?
