Posts Tagged ‘Joe biden’
UPDATED: Bidens Return for More Beach Time; And They’re Gone
UPDATED – 08/12/24 – The Bidens are scheduled to return to the White House this morning. The President and First Lady and the rest of the entourage arrived at the Gordons Pond parking lot around 8:45 this morning. White House Press poolers say he was too far from them for questions and they exited the…
Read MoreBiden, Recovering from Covid at the Beach, Calls it Quits
Many locals were heartbroken when President Joe Biden — the man who put Rehoboth Beach on the world map with other presidential beach retreats — announced on Sunday that he was no longer seeking re-election. The President had crossed the drawbridge into town around 11:23 p.m. last Wednesday in this 20-vehicle motorcade and spent an uneventful weekend recovering from…
Read MoreBiden Spends One Day in Rehoboth Because of Trump Assassination Attempt
President Joe Biden cut short his beach visit after the apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. The President’s 20+vehicle motorcade crossed Rehoboth Beach six times this past Saturday as he spent less than a day at the beach before returning to The White House. The President hasn’t had such a hectic day in…
Read MoreUpdated: Shooter Identified; Biden Cuts Rehoboth Visit Short after Assassination Attempt on Trump in Butler, PA
UPDATED 07/14/24 – 4:30am – The FBI has identified the man who attempted to assassinate former President Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania Saturday evening as 20 year old Thomas Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. The FBI says the investigation remains active and ongoing. ====================================================== UPDATE: – 11:30 p.m. – President Joe Biden cut…
Read MoreProtesters Hound Biden While Attending Mass
A persistent and vocal group of about 45 Free Palestine protesters pursued the President to his normally peaceful mass at Saint Edmond’s Catholic Church in downtown Rehoboth this past Saturday. Reverend Cathy Rion Starr, a Unitarian Universalist minister and protester representative, said they were a group of Delawareans here to protest “because Biden should have…
Read MoreBidens Return for More Beach Time!
Bidens Enjoy the Beach Like Regular Visitors!
During the President’s longest stay 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…
Read MoreBidens Return to Beach House for Summer Vacation
On Friday, the President joined the First Lady at the Biden beach house around 8 p.m. via a motorcade that departed from Dover Air Force Base. According to USAF VIP LOGISTICS, this is the President’s 17th visit to his beach house since taking office and the third since Memorial Day. This could potentially be his longest stay…
Read MoreClimate Activists Return to Rehoboth, March to Biden’s Beach House
For the second time this summer, climate activists chose to protest in Rehoboth Beach because it is the location of Biden’s vacation home. This time they marched to the President’s beach house where they chanted and posed for photographs. Rehoboth Beach, state police and Secret Service vehicles parked along the side of the street so…
Read MoreLate-Night Presidential Motorcade Arrives in Rehoboth; May Jobs Report Remarks Scheduled for Convention Center on Friday
President Joe Biden’s 32-vehicle motorcade arrived in Rehoboth Beach around 10:25 p.m. Thursday. June 3 is his wife’s birthday, which he celebrated at their beach home last summer. But in addition, he is once again scheduled to deliver remarks on the May jobs report at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center at 10:30 a.m. Air Force…
Read MoreVIDEO | Senators Carper, Coons Reflect On 1st Anniversary of US Capitol Riot
Senator Chris Coons, D-Del. – video statement: Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., speaking on the Senate floor Wed. Jan. 5th:
Read MorePhotos: Bidens Land in Cape Henlopen Wednesday Evening!
PHOTOS: Multiple Agencies Prep for Today’s Biden Arrival
Here are a few photos from across the area as various agencies prepare for the arrival of the Bidens. If you see anything interesting, please send your photos to WGMD.
Read MoreUPDATED: Bidens Expected to Arrive on Wednesday in Rehoboth Beach!
A two-day trip to Rehoboth Beach this week for the Bidens seems to be definitely in the works. This will be the President’s first trip to his beach house since entering office. The White House schedule released this evening confirms that the President and First Lady will arrive in Rehoboth around 6:15 p.m. Earlier…
Read MoreDel. Electoral College Members Cast Ballots for Biden-Harris Ticket
At a 32-minute ceremony in Dover, three members of the Delaware Electoral College cast their ballots Monday for the White House ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. John Daniello, Marie Mayor and Marla Blunt-Carter put their names on the ballot during a socially-distanced event held on the gym floor at Delaware State University in…
Read MoreDSU President To Lead Presidential Inauguration Committee
The President of Delaware State University, Dr. Tony Allen, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the four-member Presidential Inauguration Committee. Allen was chosen by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to take on that responsibility. The committee will organize activities surrounding the scheduled January 20th swearing-in ceremonies in Washington. “As the 46th President of the…
Read MoreCaravan, Virtual Rally Highlight Busy Weekend of Campaign ’20
A pro-Trump vehicle caravan traveled through all three Delaware counties Sunday to cap a frenzied final weekend of campaign 2020. Organizers of the caravan say 400 to 500 vehicles took part in Sunday’s caravan, which formed in Georgetown. Social media photos indicate that some in the caravan traveled past former Vice President Joe Biden’s home…
Read MoreUD Poll Shows Leads For Democratic Candidates, GOP Support In Sussex
Del. Democratic Leadership Endorses Slate Of Incumbents
The Delaware Democratic Party State Executive Committee has endorsed Joe Biden for President and a slate of incumbent candidates for re-election. The Committee is comprised of 25 Democrats from all three counties. They met virtually last week. “The Vice President headlines one of the strongest tickets our Party has ever seen. As Republicans in Washington…
Read MoreTwice-Postponed Del. Presidential Primary Is Tuesday
The Delaware Presidential Primary finally arrives Tuesday. Voting has been going on for several weeks, as vote-by-mail has been encouraged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Primary was postponed from its original date in April and again in June. According to Delaware Elections Commissioner Anthony Albence, polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00…
Read MoreCoons feels Biden is the “strongest Democratic opponent” to take on Trump
Delaware U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) said Joe Biden is the “strongest Democratic opponent” ahead of next year’s election in an exclusive interview where he expressed support for the current impeachment inquiry. WGMD’s Rob Petree spoke with Senator Coons LIVE on Wednesday and asked where he stood on the current impeachment inquiry into President Trump…
Read MoreThe Man Who Could Become President Visits Rehoboth!
It’s not that uncommon to have a fundraiser for a presidential candidate in the Rehoboth area. But what is unusual is for the candidate to appear in person! That’s exactly what happened this past Friday when former V.P. Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden attended the first Biden presidential campaign fundraiser to be held in…
Read MoreJill Biden Appears at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth for Book Signing
VIDEO: WGMD News Week in Review 4/27/2019
WATCH: Salisbury’s Mayor unveils the city’s 2020 budget, the CDC reports a “kissing bug” incident in Delaware, Joe Biden announces he’s running for President, and more! Join us for a look back at the week’s top stories on Delmarva!
Read MoreFormer Vice President and Delaware Senator Joe Biden Announces 2020 Presidential Run
The 46th Vice President of the United States and decades-long U.S. Senator for Delaware Joe Biden has announced he’ll seek the Democratic nomination for President in the 2020 election cycle. In an announcement video posted online on Thursday morning, Biden highlighted the 2017 unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia. He said that the Trump presidency is “an…
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