All throughout last week, President Joe Biden elected to dodge questions about whether or not he was planning to make a bid for the Oval Office in a 2024 re-election campaign.
A report from Mediate explained that Biden chose to ignore questions concerning whether or not he had spoken about the matter directly with his family as he was leaving a restaurant out in downtown Christiansted on St. Croix.
Biden seemingly joked with the reporters, asking, “There’s an election coming up?”
“Yeah,” one reporter answered.
“I didn’t know that,” fired back the president while sporting a smirk.
Biden kicked off this trip out late last week to St. Croix, reportedly staying, free of charge, at a high-end villa which is owned by Bill and Connie Neville, a pair of billionaire Democrat donors.
The media coverage which Biden ended up getting for taking a luxury vacation as millions of the American people were forced to suffer through a winter natural disaster was vastly different that the coverage given to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) when he went on vacation late last February as the people of the state of Texas were forced to deal with sweeping power outages caused by a large winter storm.
One of the areas more significantly hit areas was the area of Erie County, New York, in which a total of 34 people died due to extreme snowfall and dangerously low temperatures. Several hundred members of the National Guard were sent out to distribute food to the residents of the area as well as to check in on their well-being. In total, a massive 86 people required rescuing “from hazardous situations,” explained members of the National Guard in a release.
A list of the massive differences in coverage between the two previously mentioned events was compiled by political commentator Stephen L. Miller:
CNN:
- Biden – “President Joe Biden this week returns to St. Croix, one of his and first lady Jill Biden’s beloved vacation spots, seeking a final opportunity for rest before what is expected to be a contentious 2023 and reelection run.”
- Cruz – “Sen. Ted Cruz and his family flew to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter disaster in his home state of Texas left millions without power or water, according to photos posted on social media and confirmed to CNN by a person familiar with the travel itinerary.”
The Associated Press:
- Biden – “President Joe Biden on Tuesday was headed to a place very familiar to him the U.S. Virgin Islands to enjoy some downtime and warmer weather and to ring in a new year with family.”
- Cruz – “Texas Sen. Ted Cruz traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a weather crisis. a source tells AP. The high-profile Republican was expected to return immediately, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.”
CBS News:
- Biden – “President Biden traveled to a place very familiar to him – the U.S. Virgin Islands – to enjoy some downtime and warmer weather and to ring in a new year with family.”
- Cruz – “BREAKING: Senator Ted Cruz travels to Cancun with family as Texas faces winter storm crisis.”
NBC Bay Area:
- Biden – “President Biden is in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands to enjoy some downtime and warmer weather and to ring in the new year with family.”
- Cruz – “Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a winter weather crisis that has left many residents struggling without power, photos posted to social media appear to show.”
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 28, 2022
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 28, 2022
