50 Cent has condemned Joe Biden for taking another beach vacation in Delaware while the war rages between Israel and Hamas.
The 48-year-old rapper used a photo of the president from June to reference his most recent trip to the coast this weekend.
The president reached 1,000 days in office last Tuesday, and an analysis of White House reports showed that at least 300 of them went on vacation.
“Hey Joe, damn it, we’re in trouble man!” 50 Cent posted on Instagram a screenshot of an article titled “Biden hits the beach with Middle East, Congress in Chaos.”
Although the rapper referenced a June photo of Biden on the beach — and was flagged for misinformation — the president spent the weekend in Delaware.
Conservative influencers also flocked to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, to show their support behind the rapper.
Rapper 50 Cent – real name Curtis James Jackson III – caused a social media storm this weekend over two posts criticizing President Biden’s most recent beach vacation
In an Instagram post, the musician referenced an outdated photo of Biden on the beach and wrote, “Hey Joe, damn it, we’re in trouble man!”
He followed up with another message reading, “We have some real stuff going on here, Joe. What’s the plan to get a tan and chill, come on now’
Some of them were quickly dubbed Trump during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, which left 1,400 Israelis dead and more than 5,000 on the Palestinian side.
“Imagine how many people would be living in Europe and the Middle East today if Trump had stayed in power and these wars had never happened,” wrote Jack Posobeic, a former Navy intelligence officer and editor of the conservative website Human Events.
Alex Brusewitz, CEO of political consulting firm X Strategies LLC, echoed the sentiment: “Rapper 50 Cent is calling out Joe Biden for sleeping on the beach while our country and the world suffer from his failures.”
In a follow-up post with a screenshot of an article titled “50 Cent Flames Biden,” the rapper added, “There’s some real s*** going on here, Joe.” What’s the plan to get a tan and chill, come on.’
While this post received support, it also saw some backlash. “So no one saw Trump take over a thousand golf trips during his presidency… okay,” one user wrote.
One even went so far as to post: “50 FOR PRESIDENT.”
The rapper previously supported Trump, but withdrew his support in 2020 based on misinformation about Biden’s proposed tax plans.
Former Navy intelligence officer Jack Posobeic echoed the sentiment and criticized Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Conservative influencer Alex Brusewitz referenced the rapper’s post and blasted Biden for “sleeping on the beach while our country and the world suffer from his failures”
The “In da Club” rapper endorsed Trump before returning in 2020
President Biden was seen relaxing near his beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on July 30, 2023
Biden was spotted on the same beach three days later. The above photo was incorrectly referenced in the rapper’s Instagram post
“F*** Donald Trump, I never liked him,” 50 Cent wrote on
Speaking to James Corden in 2019, the musician also revealed that he turned down an offer of $500,000 to appear at Trump’s 2016 inauguration because “all money is not good money.”
An analysis of Biden’s schedule, published daily by the White House, shows he spent 300 days wholly or partially at one of his two Delaware homes, or on vacation.
The president owns a six-bedroom, 4,786-square-foot beach house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, which he bought in 2017 for $2.74 million.
His other home in Delaware is a 6,800-square-foot mansion in Wilmington valued at more than $2 million.
In addition to trips to both homes, Biden’s other recent vacations include a weeklong trip to Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
He was flown to Lake Tahoe on Air Force One and then rented a house from Tom Steyer, the billionaire climate activist who unsuccessfully ran for president in 2020.
Deputy White House Press Secretary Andrew Bates pushed back against the scathing criticism.
“As has been the case for more than a century, presidents can perform the full range of their duties anywhere in the world – whether it is a war zone in Israel or 100 miles from the White House in Delaware,” he said in a statement.
He added that Biden is “working long hours every day” and that the president has spoken to several world leaders about his “support for Israel’s right to defend itself and press for aid to innocent Palestinians,” including the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
“And he delivered increased security assistance to Israel, a second shipment of aid to Palestinian civilians, and made progress toward the approval of his additional assistance to protect our national security, increase border funding, and grow our economy,” it added. Bates added.
“Meanwhile, Republicans in the House of Representatives were bickering with each other.”
A cloud of smoke rises from Gaza City as conflict rages between Israel and Hamas. About 1,400 deaths have been reported on the Israeli side, while the Palestinian death toll rises above 5,000.
Members of the Egyptian Red Crescent provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli War Cabinet on October 18, 2023 amid the ongoing conflict
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio (center) failed to secure the 217 votes needed to become Speaker of the House of Representatives and dropped out of the race
President Donald Trump has faced similar criticism regarding his vacations. Pictured: Trump arriving at Palm Beach International Airport for a golf trip
Biden has drawn criticism at home for his support for Israel – a staunch ally of the United States since 1987 – and for not doing enough to prevent the number of victims from rising.
Hamas has begun releasing some of its estimated 200 hostages as the death toll rises, starting with two American women on Friday.
This was followed by the release of two Israeli women on Monday, which the Israeli prime minister’s office acknowledged before confirming that the women had been handed over to the Israeli army and sent to a medical facility.
Clashes continue to emerge across the aisle, with Friday marking the third failed vote for Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Republican Senator Jim Jordan failed to secure the crucial 217 votes and dropped out of the race after party members voted to withdraw his nomination.
Nine new candidates have emerged in the race for the position. They will make their case to become the next speaker in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday.
The conference will vote on Wednesday morning on which candidate should be nominated next.
While Biden has drawn the ire of conservatives for the amount of time he spent on vacation, the last president faced similar criticism.
In Trump’s first 2,467 days in office, the former reality star spent 378 days at Trump properties and 281 at golf properties.
In 2020, he made his 500th visit to one of his properties when he went to the Trump hotel in Washington to meet with political donors.