Bidens Enjoy the Beach Like Regular Visitors!
During the President’s聽longest stay聽here at the beach since entering office, he and the First Lady last week went on regular bike rides, hit the beach and also went for dinner and a movie. If you missed a chance to have your photo taken with the Bidens or get video of one of the motorcades for your social media page, you may still have your chance! The First Couple is expected to return this coming week!
Last week, the President was on the bike trails in the Cape Henlopen State Park on a daily basis. That is where Suzanne Goode shot this video of the President bicycling followed by six golf carts and two UTVs. People frequently waited for him, like here at Herring Point. That is where a few lucky visitors had a chance to actually engage with him for several minutes and even take photos.
The President was “so terrific and spoke to [a] group that was there for about 15 minutes on everything from the history of the Gordon’s Pond trail and Cape Henlopen State Park, the movie Oppenheimer and dinner at Matt’s Fish Camp,” says Erik Smulson. “I asked if we could take a selfie and he said ‘Give me your phone and I’ll take it,'” says Smulson, who is wearing the yellow shirt standing next to the President!
Photo courtesy Pres. Joe Biden via Erik Smulson 馃檪
The First Couple also joined vacationers on the beach at the end of their street in North Shores.
They left the press pool at the beach access but a few people on the beach managed to shoot some video or photos of the couple on the sand! Beachgoers went wild as seen in this Instagram video.
The Secret Service and White House staff kept an eye on the crowd and frequently told people to “keep moving please.”
Here’s a closer look at the book the First Lady was reading, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.
Last Tuesday, the First Couple left their beach house and took this 19-vehicle motorcade for dinner and a movie.
It was logistically challenging as officials had to manage peak-season traffic and the President’s motorcade which was headed to Matt’s Fish Camp near Lewes. Traffic was stopped on Rehoboth Avenue and Columbia Avenue in downtown Rehoboth Beach and on Coastal Highway to accommodate the motorcade.
The Bidens dined with tourists offering a unique photo opportunity for those visiting.
After dinner, the First Couple joined excited moviegoers to watch聽Oppenheimer聽at the Movies at Midway theater. They later returned to North Shores where they took a late-night stroll along the beach.
The media coverage inspired by the recent visit has been fascinating to watch. Here’s a selection of the reports:
- Bidens take extended vacation in Rehoboth (Cape Gazette)
- Joe and Jill Biden pack up from beach vacation and return to their Wilmington home after Secret Service made security upgrades (Daily Mail)
- Vacation, all they ever wanted (Politico)
- From Martha’s Vineyard addresses to rushing back to D.C.: When presidential vacations don’t go to plan (Politico)
- Rehoboth Locals, Visitors React to Presidential Vacation (WBOC-TV)
- What a beach vacation looks like for President Biden (NPR)
- Biden vacation list: Wilmington 196 days, Camp David 96, Rehoboth Beach 50 (Washington Examiner)
- Date night! Joe and Jill watch Oppenheimer and take a romantic walk on the beach under the super moon during their Rehoboth vacation – as Trump’s third indictment rocks D.C. (Daily Mail)
- US President Joe Biden’s shirtless pics on US beach go viral (India Today)
- The story behind that shirtless Biden photo (Politico)
- The Bidens own a vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Take a look inside the 1,108-person town (Business Insider).
- Sleepy Joe! Biden sneaks in a NAP as he hits the beach with Jill again: Tells reporters he ‘can’t complain’ -while DC braces for Trump’s arraignment and Hunter’s associate makes more damning claims (Daily Mail)
