President Biden is set to host his inaugural public event of the week on Thursday prior to heading to his beach house in Delaware.
Biden has not made a public appearance since walking back to the White House from Marine One on Monday, after returning with First Lady Jill Biden from their home in Wilmington, Delaware.
This week, none of the events on the president’s public agenda have been accessible to the press.
On Thursday, Biden is scheduled to privately converse with Hawaii Governor Josh Green and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen “to mark the one-year anniversary of the devastating Maui wildfires and in memory of those who lost their lives,” followed by his presidential daily briefing.
Later in the afternoon on Thursday, he will greet the Texas Rangers at the White House to honor their 2023 World Series championship season during a press-credentialed media event.
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President Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The president is slated to leave the White House for Joint Base Andrews before traveling to Wilmington, Delaware. His arrival in Wilmington is listed as open to the press; however, he and Jill Biden will greet campaign staff during a private event not accessible to the media. They will then return to their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Thursday evening.
Biden sat for an interview with CBS News on Wednesday afternoon, marking his first since stepping out of the race for re-election. The complete interview is set to air on Sunday.
Aside from a promotional snippet from the interview, the public hasn’t seen Biden since his return to the White House on Monday. During the interview, the president expressed his concern, stating that he is “not confident at all” about a peaceful transfer of power in January 2025 in the event that former President Donald Trump loses the election; however, he initially misstated, saying, “if Trump wins.”
President Biden returned from a weekend in Delaware to the White House on Monday, where he received a classified briefing on Iranian military activities in Israel. (Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
“He means what he says. We don’t take him seriously. He genuinely believes that if we lose, there’ll be chaos, it’ll come down to a stolen election,” Biden commented. “Look at what they are trying to do now in the local election districts where votes are counted,” he continued, “or placing individuals in states to oversee the vote counting, right?”
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White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the president, stating to Fox News congressional correspondent Aishah Hasnie, “You’ll see him tomorrow. There will be more events. We have five months remaining, and there will be plenty of opportunities to see the president, particularly during public events and travels that we normally share.”
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris with running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at a campaign rally at Temple University’s Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
When asked if the president has made contact with any U.S. service members injured by the Iranian proxy attack on a base in Iraq over the weekend, Jean-Pierre mentioned at the White House press briefing that she had “no conversations to speak of,” but emphasized, “we are certainly wishing them a swift recovery. They were injured, and so we must allow them the space and time to recuperate and receive the treatment they need. As the president and commander-in-chief, he takes this very seriously.”
Of the seven injured U.S. service members, Jean-Pierre noted that two have returned to duty, two are recuperating locally, and three have been evacuated for further treatment while remaining in stable condition.
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With Pennsylvania emerging as a pivotal battleground for the 2024 elections, speculation revolves around whether “Scranton Joe” will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris in the state, especially given that Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was overlooked as Harris’ running mate. Earlier this week, Harris announced that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz would join her on the Democratic ticket.
