Biden clarifies beach house trip not a vacation, cites lack of home.

President Joe ⁤Biden on Sunday told reporters ⁣that even ⁢though he was ⁢at his Rehoboth Beach house, he was not actually on “vacation.”

Biden said the Secret⁤ Service ⁣is working‍ on his other home in Wilmington, Delaware, to “make it secure.”

“The reason I’m​ here today, just for one day — I know people [say] I’m on vacation, I’m not,” Biden said while ⁣leaving mass at St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach. “I have no home to go to. Secret Service has torn my house up in a good way to make it secure. ‌So I have no⁢ place ⁣to ⁤go⁢ when I come to ⁢Delaware except⁤ here right now. I’m only here for one‍ day.”

A reporter then ⁤asked Biden whether ‌he was ⁤homeless, to ​which the president replied, “Oh I’m not‍ homeless, I ‍just‍ have⁢ one home. I have a beautiful ⁤home. I’m down here for ⁣the day because I ‌can’t go home.”

“I⁢ have no home to​ go to. Secret Service has torn my house up, in ⁢a good way, ​to make it secure. I have no place to go when I go ⁣to Delaware except here ‍right now. I’m only here for one‍ day. No I am not homeless, I just have 1⁢ home I have a ‌beautiful home”
–‍ Biden Rehoboth​ Sunday pic.twitter.com/xlUl3NnNwZ

— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) ⁤ September 4, 2023

According to the New York Post, Biden has said the​ Secret Service has⁣ been doing work​ – ‍including installing bulletproof windows – at ⁤his Wilmington residence since April.

The ‌president departed Delaware at 7:15 a.m. ET on Monday and arrived in Philadelphia shortly after, according ​to his ‍ public schedule. The ⁣day before, he had no official events scheduled. He is expected to return to Washington on Monday evening.

While in Philadelphia,‌ Biden delivered a Labor Day speech to ‌Sheet Metal Workers ⁣Local 19 on the importance​ of unions.⁤ During‍ his⁢ address, the president⁣ touted “Bidenomics.”

“[The Biden administration is] replacing trickle-down economics with what everyone ⁢on Wall Street is referring ⁢to these days as Bidenomics, and guess what? It’s working. It’s ⁢about building the economy from the middle out and the bottom up not the top ⁤down.”

A recent⁢ report from the Post referred to the ‌president ​as the “Slacker-in-chief” and found that since taking office, he has spent 40% of his presidency on “personal overnight trips ‍away from the⁣ White House.” That adds up to all‌ or part of 382 ⁣of the 957 days the president has been in office as of early this month, according⁤ to the Post.

“We‌ have millions‍ of illegal immigrants pouring across our borders. Violent crime is surging.⁢ Inflation⁢ is⁣ crushing hard-working Americans. Our enemies⁢ around the world are emboldened,”⁣ Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) told the outlet regarding Biden’s vacation⁣ time. “Meanwhile, Joe Biden ⁣is filmed on the beach with his handlers preventing him​ from ⁢speaking⁤ to the media to answer basic questions Americans‌ deserve answers to.”

After Biden’s most‌ recent comments, ​the House Judiciary GOP posted to X, “There are approximately 30,000 homeless veterans ⁢in the United States. But Joe Biden,‌ who has two homes, plus the White House, says he has no where (sic) to ‌go. Unbelievable.”

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