‘I have no home to go’: Bizarre moment Biden insists staying at his beach house is NOT a vacation because the Secret Service is upgrading his other Delaware home
- President Biden, uninvited, told reporters after mass in Rehoboth on Sunday that he had “no home to go to” suggesting his visits to the beach were not a vacation.
- On Monday, Biden said in Philadelphia: ‘It’s good to be almost home’
- Biden revealed in April that his longtime primary residence in Wilmington was undergoing security upgrades. He hasn’t spent a night there for a few months
Joe Biden says his recent stays at his Rehoboth Beach home aren’t vacations since he can’t return to his Wilmington home while it’s undergoing a security upgrade.
Speaking to reporters Sunday in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, following a mass service, the president said off the cuff, “I don’t have a home to go to.”
Almost every weekend, Biden flees from Washington, DC to Delaware — and spends all of that time at his home in Wilmington, Delaware. It has, however, been a few months since he last spent a night at his main residence as the Secret Service carries out security upgrades there.
“So I have nowhere to go when I come to Delaware except here right now,” Biden said, speaking from his home in Rehoboth. “I’m only here for a day.”
Biden’s bizarre comments had reporters wondering if he was suggesting on Sunday that he was homeless.
President Joe Biden, uninvited, told reporters after a mass service in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday that he had “no home to go to,” suggesting that his visits to the beach would not are not vacations.
Biden revealed in April that his Wilmington home — his longtime primary residence — was undergoing security upgrades. He hasn’t spent a single night there for at least a few months. On Monday, he said “It’s good to be almost home,” as he plans to travel to Delaware after his remarks in Philadelphia.
“No, I’m not homeless,” he assured. “I only have one at home. I have a nice house. I’m here for the day because I can’t go home, home.
Biden said ongoing work on his Wilmington residence would make it more secure “in a good way.”
Biden’s home in Wilminton was one of the few places where a stash of classified documents was found. Specifically at this house, the marked materials were discovered in his garage.
He first spoke to reporters about the security improvements in April – the same month he announced his re-election bid – as he drove home to the beach after returning from a trip in Ireland.
Biden arrived on the Delaware coast on Saturday evening after spending the start of the day in Florida assessing the damage caused by Hurricane Idalia. He was supposed to spend Labor Day weekend in Rehoboth, but changed his plans after the storm passed.
The president is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Monday to speak at an AFL-CIO rally.
Biden has stayed at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware home during his weekend getaways from Washington, DC. Analysis by DailyMail.com shows that from the start of his presidency until the end of July, Biden spent 39% of his days in office on vacation.
During his Labor Day remarks, Biden said, “It’s good to be almost home,” as he is scheduled to travel to Wilmington on Monday night before returning to the White House.
Biden has faced widespread criticism for his weekends away from Washington and his frequent vacations. By the end of July, Biden had spent nearly 40% of his presidency on vacation.
According to an analysis by DailyMail.com, since taking office, Biden has spent 360 days, or about 39% of his presidency, on vacation, including hundreds of days outside of Washington DC.
Two weeks ago, Biden and his family spent a week-long vacation in Lake Tahoe with Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer.
