Biden says he went to his house in Rehoboth Beach, Del., because he can’t go ‘home home’

President Joe Biden explained that his recent visit to his residence in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was motivated by the fact that he couldn’t return to his primary residence. Speaking to reporters after attending Mass at St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, Biden expressed that despite residing at the White House during the weekdays and spending weekends in Delaware, he currently faced limitations due to ongoing work being carried out by the U.S. Secret Service at his primary residence in Wilmington, Delaware. The purpose of this security-focused work, as he emphasized, was to enhance the safety measures of his long-standing residence in a positive manner.

Biden clarified that it had been several months since he last spent a night at his Wilmington home, making it an unavailable option for him at the moment. Consequently, he acknowledged that his current location in Rehoboth Beach served as his only accessible place of residence in Delaware during his brief stay, indicating that he was in town for just a single day. The President’s journey to the Delaware coast followed his assessment of Hurricane Idalia’s aftermath in Florida the previous day. Despite initially intending to spend the Labor Day weekend in Delaware, he had to adapt his plans due to the storm’s impact.

Biden’s upcoming schedule includes a trip to Philadelphia to address an AFL-CIO rally on Monday. His recent vacation in the Lake Tahoe area of Nevada with his family raised criticism from the Republican National Committee, which frequently questions his weekend departures from the White House.

The topic of security enhancements for his Wilmington home was first brought up by Biden in April, following his return from a trip to Ireland. When asked if his situation could be likened to homelessness, Biden clarified that he wasn’t without a home and stressed that he possessed a beautiful primary residence. His presence in Rehoboth Beach was necessitated by his inability to return to his Wilmington home during the ongoing security enhancements.

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