Biden has spent 39% of his entire presidency on vacation.
Former President Donald Trump lambasted Joe Biden for taking far too many vacations amid multiple crises, claiming he refuses to do any work while on holiday.
In an interview with Breitbart News, Trump lamented Biden ignoring major problems that require the president’s attention, and pointed out that he was still working when he vacationed as president.
“I have to say, when I take vacations I’m always working,” Trump said. “This is really the Southern White House. I have meetings left, right, and all day. Even if I’m playing golf, I’m always playing golf with somebody who is important like heads of countries, senators, et cetera. But it’s all work.”
Trump went on to claim that he heard Biden refuses to take phone calls or speak to anybody while on holiday.
“This guy takes a vacation and he doesn’t talk to anybody,” Trump said. “They say, ‘He’ll call you in two or three weeks because he’s on vacation.’ Did you know that? People call him and they say he’ll try getting back to you in the next two to three weeks because he’s on vacation.”
Biden is currently vacationing on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands for the New Year holiday after spending the Christmas holiday at Camp David.
According to a New York Post report, Biden spent a staggering 37% of 2023 on vacation:
He spent 22 days, including travel time, on official vacation in all in 2023. That time was enjoyed at either his Delaware homes or in St. Croix, Lake Tahoe or Nantucket.
He also was at Camp David 26 days, not including the two days he was prepping and getting ready for a trilateral summit.
Biden’s number of getaway days in 2023 was only slightly down from 2022, when he spent more than 38% of that year at the same locations.
According to the RNC, Biden spent a 417 days, or 39% of his presidency since capturing the White House on Jan. 20, 2021, on vacation.
Biden has arrived in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he’ll spend the rest of the year at the beach.
Biden has spent 417 days — 39% of his presidency — on vacation. pic.twitter.com/JWYXvGrvIv
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) December 27, 2023
