President Joe Biden has spent more than a quarter of a year and a half in office at his home in Delaware, CNN reported Monday.
Biden, the oldest person ever elected president, has spent 174 days — including nearly every weekend — at his two Delaware homes. By comparison, former President Donald Trump, who was widely criticized by the media for being away from the White House, had spent just 135 days at home by this point in his presidency.
While a White House spokesman told CNN that Biden is “continually on the job,” the administration has barred reporters from visiting the president in Delaware. The Secret Service has repeatedly denied it New York Post The Freedom of Information Act sought “any records identifying visitors to President Biden’s Delaware residences,” claiming it could find “no responsive records.” Biden promised shortly after taking office that his administration would adhere to the “highest standards of transparency.”
of postThe editorial board criticized the Secret Service’s denial, saying the claim makes “the president look guilty as hell.” While vice president, Biden had meetings with his son Hunter’s “shady business deals with the Chinese,” said former Hunter Biden aide Tony Bobulinski. The Justice Department is reportedly investigating Hunter Biden over taxes and business practices in China and Ukraine.
The report also comes as members of the president’s party worry about his age. The president will turn 80 on Nov. 20, sending “tremors through the West Wing.” Free Washington Beacon reported. Last month, Biden faced intense scrutiny after he called on a congresswoman to stand up, not realizing the congresswoman had died months earlier.
Historian Tim Naftali told CNN that Biden’s decision to return home so often causes another self-imposed headache for the president.
“People will assume the worst if he is not visible,” Naftali said. “That’s something that comes with being the oldest sitting president.”
