Biden misplaces golf ball while golfing during holiday break to US Virgin Islands with family
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President Biden appeared to have lost his ball during a round of golf while on vacation in the US Virgin Islands, where he and his family enjoy warm 81F temperatures and endless sunshine.
The mishap occurred Friday while the 80-year-old president, who looked sporty in a white polo shirt, blue shorts and a cap, was golfing on the 18-hole course at the ultra-luxurious Buccaneer Beach and Golf Resort in Christiansted, St. Croix.
The octogenarian was photographed with his 16-year-old grandson, Robert, who some family members refer to as ‘Hunter’.
Two secret service agents scrambled to help the nation’s leader find his ball in nearby bushes as critics question whether Biden is mentally fit to run in the upcoming presidential election.
Two secret service agents quickly rushed to help President Biden find his ball in some nearby bushes near the golf course.
The president and his 16-year-old grandson Robert are seen holding some club puppies while The Buccaneer Beach and Golf Resort was near the secret service. The grandfather and grandson played golf on the 18-hole golf course at the luxury resort.
Biden, who spent Christmas in the White House, has been spending time with his family on an extended break on St. Croix at the 17th-century tropical estate that has plenty to keep him busy, including tennis, three beaches, two freshwater pools, and restaurants galore on the 340-acre property.
The president is not scheduled to return to the White House until January 2.
Apparently some hotel guests were amused by the presidential sighting and took some photos.
After the not entirely successful golf game, Biden went out to dinner with his entire brood at one of the best restaurants on the island called Savant in downtown Christiansted.
The president dined with his wife and first lady Jill Biden, and their grandchildren Hunter, 16, and Natalie, 18, by their late son, Beau Biden. Her daughter Ashley and her husband Howard Kerin also vacationed on the island.
When some reporters asked Biden at the restaurant about the upcoming 2024 presidential election, he quipped, ‘Is an election coming up?’ He went on to say that ‘2023 is going to be a good year.’
While no official decision has been made, Biden has previously said his intention is to seek re-election in 2024.
As Biden relaxes With balmy temperatures, Buffalo is still recovering from a catastrophic storm that battered the city with nearly 52 inches of snow and claimed the lives of 37 people earlier this week.
The villa where the Biden family is staying is located on Solitude Bay, which has access to a private beach.
Bill and Connie Neville are Democratic donors estimated to be worth a billion dollars
The island of St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands has long been a favorite vacation destination for the Bidens, a place he traveled to when he was vice president of former President Barack Obama. Caribbean Newspaper rexported
But this is his first trip to the United States as president.
The Bidens are staying at the St. Croix home of billionaire Democratic donors Bill and Connie Neville, according to the White House. The Bidens do not pay rent, but instead stay as ‘guests’ in the house in Solitude Bay, a private community with its own beach. Homes there can sell for around $3 million, according to property websites.
President Joe Biden and his family are staying for free at the home of the billionaire Democratic donor on St Croix, the largest island in the US Virgin Islands.
The three-bedroom house has views of the Caribbean and a private pool.
Biden, an avid golfer, swings the club with ease as he studies the ball.
Biden golfing as his grandson Robert aka Hunter watches with the secret service nearby
Some hotel guests apparently amused by the presidential sighting snapped a few photos.
President Joe Biden, pictured with Jill Biden and her granddaughter Natalie, arrived in St Croix Tuesday night to spend New Year’s Eve in the sunshine.
The caption of this Instagram post from the official POTUS account read: “The caption of this Instagram post from the official POTUS account read: ‘Today, I signed the bipartisan omnibus bill, ending a year of historic progress. “.
Voters have had doubts about the president’s mental health and fitness, and he has made some mistakes over the past year.
In February, Biden suggested that a Russian “minor foray” into Ukraine might not provoke a response from the West. In September, he declared, “the pandemic is over” on 60 Minutes. Obviously, Anthony Fauci disagrees. In October, he warned that the world was on the brink of nuclear ‘Armageddon’. And, in November, Biden claimed that his late son Beau died while serving in Iraq.
The Bidens are the St Croix home of billionaire Democratic donors Bill and Connie, according to the .
While he was away, the president was still working on his schedule. On Thursday, Biden donned a suit and tie. to sign the 4,000 page, $1.7 trillion overhead bill, which will fund the government through September 2023.
The bill had to be sent commercially to Biden from Washington.
It is not the first time that a piece of legislation has come commercially to the location of the president.
In May, a staffer sent a US$40 billion assistance package for Ukraine with a staffer on a commercial flight to South Korea, when Biden was in Seoul to meet with Asian leaders.
On Friday night, the president and first lady prerecorded an interview, as 2022 draws to a close, to air Saturday night on ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”