Of the 500 in the entourage, 200 were Secret Service. They were well worth it--any expense is justified to avoid the calamity of Joe Biden becoming President of the United States.
I believe there were a couple of British journalists who were more objective (dismissive) of Obama's performance but perhaps they were invisible in the crowd of sycophants.
At least with Biden at the helm, there is chance of having another one-term Jimmah Carter situation.
With Obama, anything is possible. Like reversing the 22nd amendment.