President Joe Biden will remain out of town for an extended stay at Camp David as he and his campaign team work to ready the octogenarian commander-in-chief for next week's debate with former President Donald Trump.
Already away from Washington at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Biden will travel to the presidential retreat in Maryland on Thursday evening for a week-long stay at Camp David. A new FAA NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) confirmed the no-fly zone around Camp David until next Thursday, the date of Biden's showdown with Trump on CNN.
The presidential No Fly Zone alert is up for pilots. Joe Biden will be in Camp David for the full seven days, until next Thursday, June 27, debate day. He really takes debate prep seriously! pic.twitter.com/gQANegESAg
— Miranda Devine (@mirandadevine) June 20, 2024
Will seven days of preparation — whatever that entails — help Biden ready to face his 2020 opponent? America will find out next Thursday.
Due to the president's lengthy absence from the White House, however, there won't be normal daily briefings by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. According to Biden's chief spokesperson — who refused to provide details about the preparation — there won't be any briefings while "the president is away."
Don't expect to see Karine Jean-Pierre next week!
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 18, 2024
The press secretary says she will not host any in-person briefings while Biden is away at Camp David.
"We don't typically do traditional press briefings when the president is away." pic.twitter.com/mWCb7r4AP2
Biden's extended absence from the White House and subsequent lack of press briefings comes as Israel faces increasing attacks from Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists, Putin and Kim Jong Un pal around, and the Chinese Coast Guard significantly escalates the situation in the South China Sea with attacks on the Philippine military. While those international crises — along with Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine — the border remains in chaos, Americans struggle to make ends meet, and a stream of warnings from government officials about terror threats to the homeland continue.
And where's Biden? He's at Camp David for a full week of debate prep while the White House avoids answering questions about the above and other crises at what should be usual briefings.