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resident Joe Biden struggled in practice debates ahead of his disastrous showing against Donald Trump last year — leaving his advisers with little option but to cross their fingers and hope he would be a “game-day performer,” a new book about the collapse of the Democratic administration reveals. Biden’s advisers “blocked out substantial time to prep over several days” at the presidential retreat at Camp David in rural Maryland in June 2024. When the president turned up after a trip to Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and attend a G7 summit, he was “rusty and exhausted,” according...

Hillary and her campaign continue to try to hold Obama and his campaign to a higher set of standards than they're willing to adhere to. Apparently Hillary and her people can mock and deride Obama all they want to. And what about Hillary's Machiavelian [sic] response to "60-Minutes" Steve Croft's question to her about whether or not she believed Obama was a Muslim? She knows very well he is a Christian. So she could have clearly and finally put an end to the untrue rumor with an unequivocol "No, there's no truth to that rumor". But she purposely chose...

A Bethesda teenager pleaded guilty to a felony explosives charge Wednesday, admitting that he had chemicals, switches and igniters in his bedroom that readily could be made into a bomb. "We cannot know for certain what Collin McKenzie-Gude would have done if law enforcement had not acted," said U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein. "What we know for certain is that he made and exploded pipe bombs and had the components to build new explosive devices." The plea was the latest step in a case that captured national attention last year after Montgomery County officials said a map of Camp David,...

Biden meets with his family members at Camp David amid mounting calls for him to quit the election race.The White House on June 29 denied rumors that President Joe Biden returned to Camp David to consult his family members about the future of his re-election campaign.The statement came after NBC News reported that the president had visited Camp David to meet with family members and decide whether to continue or end his campaign early due to growing concerns over his debate performance, citing five anonymous sources.President Biden’s travel to Camp David was scheduled before the June 27 debate.“The premise of...

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to discuss the future of his re-election campaign with family at Camp David on Sunday, following a nationally televised debate Thursday that left many fellow Democrats worried about his ability to beat former President Donald Trump in November, according to five people familiar with the matter. [Snip] So far, the party’s top leaders have offered public support for Biden, including in tweets posted by former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. Senior congressional Democrats, including Reps. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, Jim Clyburn of South Carolina and Nancy Pelosi of California, have privately...

WASHINGTON — At Camp David, a movie theater and an airplane hangar have been outfitted with lights and production equipment to create a mock debate stage. At least 16 current and former aides, summoned from Washington and Wilmington, Delaware, whiz back and forth on golf carts to join President Joe Biden in strategy sessions. Biden is entering his fifth day of preparations at the presidential retreat in the woods of northern Maryland for Thursday’s debate against Donald Trump. Camp David has become the epicenter for an administration and campaign effort to help Biden shake off the rust that often comes...

President Biden departed New York City Friday to spend the Easter weekend with his family at Camp David without publicly mentioning the Monday murder of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller — and after raising at least $26 million at a celebrity-filled campaign extravaganza Thursday night. Biden and first lady Jill Biden boarded Air Force One at JFK Airport, about six miles from where Diller was gunned down in Far Rockaway. The first couple were joined by scandal-plagued son Hunter, daughter Ashley and grandson Beau around 12:45 p.m.

Explosions reported after an air raid warning in the Ukrainian port city of Odessa... US politics a Reuters/Ipsos poll out on the Democrat and Republican Presidential contests... Changes in the French cabinet relatively minor... The "Wall Street Journal" reports Chinese hackers got into the email account of the US Ambassador in China... A US F-16 fighter targeting a Russian warplane in Syria... "Dame Alison Rose's apology is a start, but it is no more than that" British media host and political activist Nigel Farage... A tense situation in Baghdad following the early morning torching of the Swedish Embassy... Opponents of...

President Biden is bringing his embattled son, Hunter Biden, with him to Camp David for the second weekend in a row, defying aides who’ve warned him of potential political fallout from being seen too often with the alleged tax cheat. White House pool reporters spotted the 53-year-old first son on Friday climbing into the presidential SUV as it departed the White House enroute to Fort McNair, where the presidential travel party will helicopter over to Camp David in Maryland. NBC News reported on Wednesday that the president has refused to listen to political advice from his closest aides on limiting...

Joe Biden on Friday is departing the White House and traveling to Camp David, the presidential retreat in Catoctin Mountain Park in Maryland. Biden is leaving Camp David to go to Delaware just for one night on Sunday. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Friday refused to say why Biden was going to Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday night. “Is there a specific reason the president is leaving Camp David to go to Delaware just for that one night on Sunday night?” a reporter asked Karine Jean-Pierre. "I don’t have anything to preview about what he’s gonna be doing.” Karine...

S President Joe Biden will phone Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday evening Moscow time, the Kremlin said Friday. The call came after a written request of the White House, and the two leaders are supposed to discuss the current tensions over Ukraine. “The American side asked for a conversation with President Putin, and it will take place tomorrow evening Moscow time,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Biden left the White House on Friday afternoon for the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. He is supposed to stay there over the weekend.

President Biden's daily travel schedule is below. This list only shows President Biden's travels. If a date or timeframe is not specifically listed, then he is in Washington, D.C. at that time. Friday, February 11th 4:00pm - 11:59pm Camp David Saturday, February 12th 12:00am - 11:59pm Camp David Sunday, February 13th 12:00am - 12:00pm Camp David

Arab World Shocked by Israel-Morocco Defense Pact - EDY Cohen Dr. Edy Cohen 02:00 8 hours ago “This is beyond normalization! Even Egypt didn’t go this far at Camp David!!” Defense Minister Benny Gantz recently returned from Morocco where he met with his counterparts and signed an agreement for strengthening security ties between Israel and the North African country. The agreement allows Morocco to purchase Israeli air defense systems, military drones and other hi-tech equipment. Morocco also purchased machine guns, reconnaissance vehicles and observation systems from Israel. The backdrop to these purchases is the increasing tension between Algeria and Morocco...

One of the things that I have heard many Americans wonder about when they watch Joe Biden and his issues play out before the world — how could his family have agreed to go along with this and put him in that situation? Polls have shown that many Americans are concerned about Biden’s mental capacity. In a Politico/Morning Consult poll from earlier this month, more voters disagreed that he was mentally fit than fit: 48 percent not mentally fit, 46 percent saying he was fit. Jill Biden gave an interview to CBS’s Rita Braver at Camp David which is supposed...

Hunter Biden’s art dealer Georges Bergès was pictured Thursday wearing a Camp David hat. It is unknown how Bergès obtained the hat or if he traveled to Camp David with the president, who most recently visited the country estate during the collapse of Afghanistan. The photo of Bergès wearing the presidential hat was posted to Instagram days before Hunter’s latest art show over the weekend by gossip columnist George Wayne, who alleges he introduced Hunter to Bergès.

Joe Biden has now spent more time away from Washington in his early presidency than Donald Trump, opting to spend the majority of his weekends at one of his two Delaware homes or at Camp David. The president is hosting Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin at his home in Wilmington, Delaware on Sunday to discuss budget negotiations. Including this weekend, Biden has taken 35 personal trips since inauguration in January 2021 and spent 108 of his first 276 days in office at either his Wilmington or Rehoboth homes or at the presidential retreat at Camp...

President Joe Biden spent his Easter weekend at the presidential retreat at Camp David but kept everything he and his family did a secret. The Easter holiday is typically quiet for most presidents, but they usually share some details about their weekend with the press or let the reporters follow them to church to demonstrate their public acknowledgment of the holy day celebrated by millions of Americans.

How did Joe Biden relax during his first Presidents Day weekend as president? By playing MarioKart with his family. During his weekend retreat at Camp David, Biden and his granddaughter Naomi played the racing video game, and he won. Naomi shared a video to Instagram that showed Biden competing against her on the Arcade GP DX machines, complete with chairs and steering wheels. Biden sat on the right as Luigi, and Naomi is Princess Peach on the left, GameRant noted. Despite not being at the same gaming level as his granddaughter, the commander-in-chief came out victorious. "Secret service made an...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden spent his third week in office visiting the Pentagon, touring the National Institutes of Health and working on the administration’s COVID-19 response. He capped it off by beating one of his granddaughters at Mario Kart during his first presidential visit to Camp David, the historic retreat for U.S. leaders. Biden told reporters before departing Washington for the compound that his main plans for the long weekend were to “just hang out with the family and do what we always do.” His granddaughter Naomi posted on her Instagram Saturday night a clip of Biden playing the...

Trump to spend weekend at Camp David as calls rise for his removalPresident Trump will travel to Camp David this weekend as calls heat up for his removal from office, The Washington Times has learned. A person familiar with the president’s travel plans confirmed that Mr. Trump will visit the seldom-used presidential retreat in Frederick County, Maryland. It’ll be the president’s second-to-last weekend in office before the inauguration of President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Jan. 20. Democrats and some Republicans are raising calls for Mr. Trump to be impeached or removed from office via the 25th Amendment ...