Joe Biden needs lots of rest. Earning $400,000 a year as president of the United States is exhausting work.
And it’s been a rough weekend for Biden. His schedule had him starting his weekend time off at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Friday at 2:15 p.m., but it was 3:30 before his motorcade snarled local traffic on Route 1 on his way to the beach. Gaa! Late.
Then when he got to his beach house, thanks to Hurricane Helene, the sky was overcast, and the waves were really high. Don’t you hate when you go to the beach and the weather is subpar?
Meanwhile Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Tennessee were being terrorized by Helene. Flooding surged into villages and cities. Mudslides and torrents of water washed away everything in their path: homes, bridges, powerlines.
By Saturday, millions were without power, hundreds — maybe thousands — of vehicles were destroyed, and most devastating, by Sunday, more than 110 people were reported dead.
Wails of grief and heartache surely echoed throughout the land as broken Americans came to understand the enormity of what was lost. Lives changed forever this weekend.
Fortunately, Biden’s 1967 Corvette Stingray was safe and dry in his beach home garage.
Saturday, Biden’s communications staff pulled together a 190-word statement in response.
“I am deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by Hurricane Helene across the Southeast. As the storm continues to track north, Vice President Harris and I remain focused on life-saving and life-sustaining response
