Posted on 05/31/2021 4:47:55 PM PDT by Libloather
Less than six months into a tenure bogged down by the coronavirus pandemic, soaring gun violence and a crisis at the southern border, President Joe Biden has already spent more weekends away from the White House than any of his modern predecessors at the same point in their term.
Speaking with CNN under the condition of anonymity, a source familiar with the president's thinking said Biden sees the White House 'more like a Monday-through-Friday kind of place.'
The building that was once home to nearly all of Biden's predecessors, including his former boss President Barack Obama, is now more like 'really, really high-end corporate housing' for its current occupant.
Out of the 19 weekends he has been president, Biden has only spent five at the White House.
Members of his staff have told CNN that Biden would even leave the residence on short notice when his schedule would say otherwise - for a weekly breather - despite the nearly 55,000 square foot of space containing amenities including a bowling alley, a movie theater and a tennis pavilion.
'Even if it's Tuesday and the schedule says he will be at the White House for that weekend - or it doesn't say he's going anywhere - in the back of my mind, I know he's going to not be at the White House,' a member of Biden's entourage told CNN.
Even during his decades-long career as a senator, Biden was known for fleeing Washington, DC in favor of spending most nights and weekends home in Delaware.
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