President Joe Biden was given a pass by a Reuters reporter for retiring early to his home in Delaware for a long Labor Day weekend on Friday despite the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan, where hundreds of Americans are stuck, a weak domestic jobs report, and despite an already light schedule.
Which is not to say that Friday wasn’t a busy day for the president.
“President Biden, after a long day in the saddle, has arrived in Wilmington, Delaware, for the Labor Day weekend,” White House correspondent Steve Holland tweeted late Friday evening.
President Biden, after a long day in the saddle, has arrived in Wilmington, Delaware, for the Labor Day weekend.
— Steve Holland (@steveholland1) September 4, 2021
Social media users immediately pounced on Holland’s tweet, which appeared to provide cover for the president.
“Did you really just say, ‘long day in the saddle?'” said one user in response.
Did you really just say, “long day in the saddle?” pic.twitter.com/AJPYUOkoU4
— SeldenGADawgs (@SeldenGADawgs) September 4, 2021
“Steve’s working hard to get old Joe’s poll numbers up. Worthless hack,” wrote another user.
Steve’s working hard to get old Joe’s poll numbers up. Worthless hack.
— Connie Suverkrup (@ConnieSuverkrup) September 5, 2021
Here’s a sampling of other responses from Twitter:
Wonder what those Americans still in Afghanistan will be doing?
People in New Orleans?— The Evan Principle™ (@EvanPrinciple) September 4, 2021
He finally worked a full 8-hour day doing his job as the nation’s leader and is understandably tuckered out.
— Chris Jackson (@cj12jackson) September 4, 2021
He had a 1/2 day today.
— George Oziemkiewicz (@GOziemkiewicz) September 4, 2021
Hi Steve, after perusing your most recent tweets, you should change your profile from ‘covering the White House’ to ‘stenographer for the White House’ …
— Check It Outer (@CheckItOuter) September 4, 2021
Hi Steve, after perusing your most recent tweets, you should change your profile from ‘covering the White House’ to ‘stenographer for the White House’ …
— Check It Outer (@CheckItOuter) September 4, 2021
Meanwhile, Republicans railed at Biden for taking off early as the situation in Afghanistan becomes more disordered and turbulent following the chaotic, deadly U.S. withdrawal from the country last week.
GOP lawmakers are increasingly demanding answers from Biden and his administration about how they plan to extract Americans and Afghan allies still trapped in the country.
Biden flew to his home in Wilmington, Del., after surveying the damage done to New Orleans and other parts of Louisiana from Hurricane Ida. The president is planning to visit New Jersey and New York as well to assess damage there, but not until Tuesday, according to his current schedule.
“American citizens are still stranded behind enemy lines in Afghanistan, and meanwhile Joe Biden is vacationing in Delaware,” tweeted former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Saturday.
“Joe Biden left Americans hostage in Afghanistan. No speech, press release, or Biden family vacation in Delaware can change that,” Meadows tweeted Sept. 1.
“Sorry, still not quite over Joe Biden getting 13 of our warriors killed, bugging out with American civilians still in country, and now preparing to give economic aid to the people we just spent 20 years fighting,” added The First TV’s Jesse Kelly, a Marine combat veteran.
“Roughly 100 Americans will be spending their weekend abandoned in Afghanistan” as Biden relaxes in Delaware, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), who is running for the U.S. Senate next year, added.
Other Republicans and conservatives also hit back at Biden for his Delaware retreat.
While President Biden is on vacation, Americans are stranded in Afghanistan and our southern border is open… https://t.co/5yEhLk6xhO
— Chad Gilmartin (@ChadGilmartinCA) September 4, 2021
Worth noting that we still have American citizens stranded in Afghanistan (thanks to President Biden) who would love to enjoy a long holiday weekend. https://t.co/HvRuk7wgPz
— Matt Whitlock (@mattdizwhitlock) September 4, 2021
I hope Joe Biden is enjoying his long weekend, while Americans are still trapped in Afghanistan because he abandoned them.
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) September 4, 2021
New Orleans without power still or are we not doing the Ted Cruz comparisons anymore? https://t.co/arEcQMM6sh
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) September 3, 2021
He's been on vacation since January 21, 2021.https://t.co/kCrqm87oRb
— Daniel F. Baranowski (@DFBHarvard) September 3, 2021
Biden will be enjoying the long holiday weekend while US students and so many others are stranded and scared knowing the Taliban knows them by name.
What a POS.https://t.co/VJk5Aq0pUS— Teresa AnnMarie (@TeresaFreeThink) September 3, 2021
Enjoy the long holiday weekend @JoeBiden ! pic.twitter.com/BwajOO13gX
— ESP (@eyesorepundit) September 3, 2021
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