President Biden arrived for his tropical vacation in St Croix for a New Year’s celebration yesterday as at least 65 people have been killed in deadly blizzard conditions and others left stranded.
He will be sunning himself in the Caribbean heat at a three-bedroom beachfront villa with incredible views – despite the country being plunged into a crisis with the plummeting temperatures.
The 80-year-old awkwardly waved at photographers after landing to take some more time off amid travel chaos and widespread power outages across the country.
Frigid temperatures have caused deaths across the Midwest and East Coast, with Buffalo, in Western New York, worst affected with at least 32 deaths.
President Biden arrived for his tropical vacation in St Croix for a New Year’s celebration yesterday
Biden previously stayed at the same St Croix property when he served as VP to President Obama
It is his first trip to the Virgin Islands since taking office, as families in New York are scrambling to find food and other essentials as military officials bar road use for safety
Erie County has been buried under more than four feet of snow, with temperatures continuing to be below freezing in the coming days.
Southwest Airlines has also left tens of thousands of travelers stranded at airports throughout the country because of the killer storm.
They canceled more than 2,600 of its flights on Tuesday, with more expected t be called off throughout the week.
The airline has already called off more than 2,400 flights on Wednesday, 1,500 on Thursday and 3,000 flights on Monday.
It is unclear if Biden has paid for his luxury vacation himself or if he is again staying for free at the home of a wealthy Democrat donor – on one of the largest US Virgin Islands.
He boarded Air Force One with his wife, Jill Biden and his two grandchildren, Natalie and Hunter, as well as his daughter Ashley Biden and her husband Howard Krein.
Southwest Airlines has also left tens of thousands of travelers stranded at airports throughout the country because of the killer storm
It is unclear if Biden has paid for his luxury vacation himself or if he is again staying for free at the home of a wealthy Democrat donor – on one of the largest US Virgin Islands
Biden offered federal assistance Monday to New York, allowing for reimbursement of some storm-relief efforts before jetting off on his holiday
Disgraced Hunter Biden was not pictured at the luxury property, and it is unclear if he will be attending the trip after a string of scandals.
Biden previously stayed at the same St Croix property when he served as VP to President Obama, according to the New York Post, and visited the area at least five times between 2014 and 2016.
It is his first trip to the Virgin Islands since taking office, as families in New York are scrambling to find food and other essentials as military officials bar road use for safety.
The monster storm killed dozens of Americans over Christmas, with Erie County officials describing ‘hospitals full of bodies’ because of the storm.
The family will stay at the luxury property on the Caribbean Island for a break until at least New Year
Biden has twice stayed at the property – presumably for free – during his time as president and has been able to let his hair down with no cost at several other luxury vacation spots
He will be sunning himself in the Caribbean sun at a three-bedroom beachfront villa with incredible views
Many in Buffalo were found dead in cars, homes and snowbanks, while others died while desperately shoveling snow.
Emergency services could not respond in time to several medical crises, with several people losing their lives as a result.
The National Weather Service said the snow total at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport stood at 49.2 inches at 10 am Monday.
More than 2,900 domestic and international U.S. flights were canceled on Tuesday as of about noon Eastern time.
At least 65 people have been killed in deadly blizzard conditions, with the worst in Buffalo, and others left stranded across the country
Frigid temperatures have caused deaths across the Midwest and East Coast, with Buffalo, in Western New York, worst affected with at least 32 deaths
The monster storm killed dozens of Americans over Christmas, with Erie County officials describing ‘hospitals full of bodies’ because of the storm
Vehicles in Buffalo, New York, have become trapped under mounds of snow as US emergency crews battle the plummeting temperatures
The winter blast stranded some people in cars for days, shuttered the city´s airport and left some residents shivering without heat.
More than 4,000 homes and businesses were still without power late Tuesday morning.
Biden offered federal assistance Monday to New York, allowing for reimbursement of some storm-relief efforts before jetting off on his holiday.
Last month the president said he has plans to decide if he will re-run for election in ‘early 2023’ after he and Jill ‘get a little time to actually sneak away for a week.’
He added during a Thanksgiving trip to Nantucket Island that he was ‘not having any’ 2024 discussion with his family during their stay at private equity billionaire David Rubenstein’s compound.
Biden has twice stayed at the property – presumably for free – during his time as president and has been able to let his hair down with no cost at several other luxury vacation spots.
More than 4,000 homes and businesses were still without power late Tuesday morning in Buffalo
Last month the president said he has plans to decide if he will re-run for election in ‘early 2023’ after he and Jill ‘get a little time to actually sneak away for a week'
The winter blast stranded some people in cars for days in Buffalo, shuttered the city´s airport and left some residents shivering without heat
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