According to the New York Post, He’s the American Idle. The 24/7 grind of the White House has been anything but for President Biden, who has devoted more days to downtime than any of his recent predecessors, according to an analysis of press-pool reports.
This Labor Day weekend, Biden once again plans to be 10 toes up at his Rehoboth Beach summer home — after a short trip to Florida to view Hurricane Idalia’s wreckage.
As of last Sunday, Biden has spent all or part of 382 of his presidency’s 957 days – or 40% — on personal overnight trips away from the White House, putting him on pace to become America’s most idle commander-in-chief, according to data calculated by the Republican National Committee and confirmed by The Post using White House reports of Biden’s movements.
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On general principle, taking this much time off should be abhorrent to all taxpayers. If those taxpayers realized how much this time off is actually costing in dollars (and jet fuel) they should be outraged. I may be completely off-base and perhaps someone with firsthand knowledge can verify (or refute), but it is my understanding USAF fighters maintain 24x7 coverage for the President anytime he is away from the White House or Camp David. These fighters are accompanied by a tanker (KC-135, KC-10 or KC-46). The tanker refueling tracks can easily be monitored in real time. As I type this comment, a KC-135 (call sign TABOO31, registry number 61-0295 ) with the 132nd Air Refueling Squadron based out of Bangor, Main is currently over Delaware according to ADS-B Exchange. (The associated fighters do not transmit data required for ADS-B, so they are not "visible"). Using the 382 days of away time stated in the Post article, I am flabbergasted at how much it cost to keep those aerial assets airborne. I am unable to hazard a guess as to the exact figure.
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