President Biden did some Black Friday afternoon shopping in Nantucket as international news coverage was dominated by Hamas terrorists freeing a group of 24 hostages, but no Americans, as part of a four-day truce in the Gaza Strip.
“I can’t come without going to the bookstore. We have a tradition,” the 81-year-old president told reporters on the island of Massachusetts, where he and his family are vacationing at the home of billionaire David Rubenstein.
Biden went bargain hunting after briefing the nation for 10 minutes on the hostage crisis, admitting he was unsure when jihadists will free up to nine American citizens believed to have been taken hostage during the September 7 attacks. October in southern Israel.
“We don’t know when that’s going to happen… I’m hoping and expecting it to be soon,” Biden said before heading to a late lunch at the nearby Brotherhood of the Thieves restaurant.
Hamas agreed to release 26 additional hostages (a total of 50 out of approximately 240) over the next three days, but it is unclear who they will be.
Hunter Biden joined his father for shopping on Black Friday after dining at the Brotherhood of Thieves restaurant. President Biden spent 10 minutes discussing the hostage crisis before heading to the stores in Nantucket. AP
Biden was followed on Friday by his scandal-plagued son Hunter, whose businesses are at the center of a House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into his father.
Hunter, 53, also faces federal weapons charges in Delaware and is expected to be indicted on tax charges in Los Angeles after abandoning a probation agreement in July.
At one point, Biden went into a jewelry store without first lady Jill Biden, while Hunter, his wife Melissa Cohen and their little Beau sat on a bench.
The extended Biden family stays at the home of billionaire David Rubenstein.AP
The first son then acted as a photographer while his father posed with a group of children waiting outside the store, according to a report from the group.
It is unclear what the president may have bought from the jeweler.
At the bookstore, Biden bought the book “Democracy Awakening” by historian Heather Cox Richardson, who last year obtained a rare interview with Biden in which she flattered him by calling him “a transformative president who is recovering the traditional idea of democracy.” US”.
The president did not speak to reporters while visiting the stores, but the first lady did tell reporters that the family was “having a great time, thank you.”
First lady Jill Biden and her daughter Ashley go shopping on Black Friday in Nantucket. AFP via Getty Images Biden, 81, spent time shopping after admitting that she doesn’t know when Hamas will release the American hostages. AP The Biden family spent Thanksgiving week at Rubenstein’s home each year of her presidency. AP Biden visited the Massachusetts island as House Republicans weigh impeachment charges over alleged corruption.AP
The war in Gaza has repeatedly made for an uncomfortable image for Biden, including as he continued with a Halloween celebration on the White House lawn when children in Gaza, including several young relatives of former Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.), died. in Israeli airstrikes or as a result of errant Hamas rockets.
The Biden family made the shopping trip before stopping by the island’s annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony, where the president was interrupted by anti-Israel protesters.
“Biden, Biden, you can’t hide! We accuse you of genocide! a group of about 10 activists chanted, forcing an alarmed emcee to scold them: “Excuse me, this is a community tree outing… This is not a political event.”
Biden and his grandchildren applaud during the lighting of the Nantucket community Christmas tree. AFP via Getty Images A group of pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Biden during the lighting of the tree. AFP via Getty Images Protesters accused Biden of supporting “genocide” in Gaza and rejected an emcee’s request to stop singing. AP Dozens of Palestinian supporters gather outside one of Atlanta’s busiest shopping malls on Black Friday to protest U.S. funding of Israeli fighting in Gaza. and suggesting a vote against Biden in 2024 due to the White House’s support for Israel. Robin Rayne/ZUMA Press Wire / SplashNews.com
Biden, already the oldest president in the country’s history, spent time with his family as he prepares for an expected rematch against former President Donald Trump next year. He faces a primary challenge early next year from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.), who has noted that polls show Biden would lose to Trump if the election were held today.
Meanwhile, special prosecutor David Weiss is reportedly presenting evidence to a federal grand jury in Los Angeles after Hunter Biden allegedly failed to pay $2 million owed in foreign income. He will also be tried in 2024 on weapons charges, which could make him the first member of the Biden family to be a convicted felon.
In July, the first son abandoned a probation agreement solely for tax and weapons offenses in a dispute over his claim for immunity for other conduct, including possible charges of illegal foreign lobbying and money laundering.
Hunter and his first brother, James Biden, regularly involved Joe Biden in their foreign business dealings in countries such as China and Ukraine, over which House Republicans are expected to introduce articles of impeachment early next year.
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