by Veronika Kyrylenko, The New American:
President Joe Biden has truly redefined the modern presidency — not just with the record number of unconstitutional policies and lack of leadership, but with an astonishing amount of time spent on vacation. In just under four years, Biden has racked up a jaw-dropping 532 vacation days. That feat that would take the average American worker about 48 years to achieve, according to data from the Republican National Committee (RNC) and tabulation made by the New York Post. In other words, nearly 40 percent of Biden’s time in office has been dedicated to, well, not being in office.
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Overusing Vacations
“Biden spent today — his 16th straight day on vacation — lounging on the beach. He has spent a total of 532 days (40.3% of his presidency) on vacation. Who’s running the country?” posted the RNC on August 31.
Biden spent today — his 16th straight day on vacation — lounging on the beach.
He has spent a total of 532 days (40.3% of his presidency) on vacation.
Who’s running the country? pic.twitter.com/YIStPQR3Vl
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 31, 2024
According to the Post’s report, this staggering 40-percent out-of-office rate puts Biden leagues ahead of his predecessors in terms of time off. Former President Donald Trump, often criticized for his frequent trips to Mar-a-Lago, only managed to spend 26 percent of his presidency away from Washington. Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama both clocked in at just 11 percent of their presidencies spent on personal trips, while Jimmy Carter must have missed the memo — he only took 79 vacation days during his entire term, a mere 5 percent of his time in office.
Criticism
The Post’s editorial board wrote in a follow-up article on Monday:
Hand it to the president — he managed to wreck the economy, ignite a global conflagration and open the US border while basically working half-time….
Is there a better symbol of contemporary progressive politics than Joe asleep on his beach chair while soaring prices punish Americans and war rages in Ukraine and Israel?
The sentiment was echoed by Mark Paoletta, who served in the Trump administration. Paoletta didn’t hold back when discussing Biden’s apparent love of R&R:
The image of Biden fast asleep and lying flat on his back in his chair at the beach while America and the world [are] on fire will define the Biden presidency.
Other Republicans also wasted no time criticizing Biden’s leisurely pace. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.) suggested Biden might want to up his vacation game even more. “We probably would have been better off if he did even less and went on vacation more,” she quipped. She pointed to his reversal of Trump-era border policies and his handling of rising costs in energy and food.
The RNC, which reportedly tracks Biden’s vacation time, had earlier suggested the reason for such a lax schedule is the president’s mental decline.
“Given Biden’s declining stamina and proclivity for incoherence, the reason for his reclusiveness isn’t exactly a secret. He’s not up for the job,” argued RNC spokesman Jake Schneider in early January, per the Washington Examiner.
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