The incredible shrinking presidency: Biden out of sight and out of mind
By
Haisten Willis
September 16, 2024 8:00 am
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When President Joe Biden went viral last week for donning a red Trump 2024 hat during an event commemorating 9/11, it was a stark reminder that since he dramatically dropped out of the presidential race less than two months ago, he has been largely missing from the public eye.
Biden’s 2020 campaign was so low-profile he was accused by his detractors of hiding in his basement. His presidency has more or less followed suit, which is all the more jarring when compared to his predecessor, former President Donald Trump. Biden has given few press conferences or interviews, and he has often left major announcements to his deputies.
But since dropping out of the campaign on July 21, announced via a low-key post on X, he has been all but invisible. The lame-duck president often holds zero or just one public event on any given day, and he only spent a few hours at last month’s Democratic National Convention, speaking on the first night, then leaving immediately for a two-week vacation.
Biden has appeared on the campaign trail with Harris only a couple of times, and he instead has been pictured on the beach, in particular during the anniversary of the Afghanistan withdrawal, which has become a talking point in the Trump campaign.
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