{"id":132004,"date":"2024-12-01T04:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T21:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132004"},"modified":"2024-12-01T04:52:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T21:52:03","slug":"bidens-thanksgiving-holiday-is-part-of-a-longer-farewell-as-trumps-return-to-white-house-nears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132004","title":{"rendered":"Biden&#8217;s Thanksgiving holiday is part of a longer farewell as Trump&#8217;s return to White House nears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) \u2014 <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a><\/span> is wrapping up his final Thanksgiving holiday as president on Nantucket, a family tradition that this year seems to be part of a broader farewell to his time in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat\u2019s four years as president will be bookended by Republican <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/span>, whose Cabinet nominations, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada-fentanyl-inflation-cf905e75e863511baef959a80ee2eea2\">tariff threats<\/a><\/span> and glitzy evenings at Mar-a-Lago, his Florida club, have captured the public\u2019s attention since the November election. Biden dropped out of the <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/election-2024\">presidential contest<\/a><\/span> in July and was replaced on the ticket by Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump.<\/p>\n<p>During his five days on the Massachusetts island, with its picturesque wood shingle homes and sea-shelled beaches, the 82-year-old Biden was still dealing with questions of his legacy. He planned to return to Washington later Saturday, then leave for Angola the next day for his only visit to Africa as president.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, as Biden and his family walked along the quaint brick sidewalks and cobblestone streets that have made Nantucket a wealthy and desirable summer vacation spot, passersby shouted \u201cWe love you, Joe.\u201d The Biden contingent included the president\u2019s daughter, Ashley, and son, Hunter, as well as Hunter\u2019s 4-year-old son, Beau. <\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, Biden has called <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-hurricanes-false-info-helene-milton-a4c2df2463b69c1f2e3eb6846e3b37ae\">Trump\u2019s falsehoods<\/a><\/span> about the government\u2019s hurricane relief \u201cun-American\u201d and repeatedly warned that the incoming president could <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/president-joe-biden-donald-trump-democracy-arizona-788d5203b3ac970dbf6b71ca74d6b386\">undermine U.S. democracy<\/a><\/span> and foreign alliances. <\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about Trump's second term: Staffing the administration: Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so far. Plus, a look at recess appointments and how could Trump use them to fill his Cabinet.Follow all of our coverage as Donald Trump assembles his second administration.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about Trump\u2019s second term:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow all of our coverage as <\/i><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/donald-trump\"><i>Donald Trump<\/i><\/a><\/span><i> assembles his second administration.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But when asked by reporters on Thanksgiving Day what he was thankful for, Biden said: \u201cI\u2019m thankful for a peaceful transition of the presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden also said he was thankful for his family, the new <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/israel-palestinians-hamas-lebanon-hezbollah-11-26-2024-aa165645d900a3d681ad127e05b0c561\">cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon<\/a><\/span> and the potential for more progress in the Middle East. The president, who has largely avoided reporters\u2019 questions lately, engaged on a number of matters related to Trump and policy. <\/p>\n<p>He suggested that \u201crazor-thin\u201d margins of power for Republicans in the next Congress will mean that Trump will have to accept \u201csome real compromise\u201d as he pushes <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tax-cuts-republicans-congress-spending-immigration-e4aebdcc9955f5d663208aec08778442\">his agenda<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there may be a little bit of internal reckoning,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also said he hoped Trump would \u201crethink\u201d his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada, leading American trading partners.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, and two allies: Mexico and Canada,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAnd the last thing we need to do is begin to screw up those relationships. I think we\u2019ve got them in a good place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Days earlier, Trump had pledged on on his social media site, Truth Social, to impose 25% tariffs on both countries until they stopped illegal immigration and blocked the flow of drugs across their border with the United States. The threat caused <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mexico-us-trump-tariffs-trade-aa0bb32d874a785ce7460b36808b53e1\">Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum<\/a><\/span> to engage Trump in a phone call and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/canada-us-trudeau-trump-tariffs-4129d793d8e1a60fd6d1f45697901a21\">fly to Florida on Friday<\/a><\/span> to meet with him. <\/p>\n<p>After that phone call, Trump claimed in a post to be \u201ceffectively closing our Southern Border,\u201d a statement that Sheinbaum disputed even as she expressed confidence the tariffs would be averted. Mexico has already taken steps to address the issues raised by Trump \u2014 a point also raised by Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Trudeau left Florida on Saturday without a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trudeau-trump-canada-tariffs-mexico-border-e0ee7f9b3dddc80d1260585c11869fff\">commitment by Trump to avoid tariffs.<\/a><\/span> Trump called the meeting \u201cproductive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has also threatened an additional 10% tariff on China unless it stops exporting materials used to make the drug fentanyl.<\/p>\n<p>Biden told reporters that Chinese President Xi Jinping understood the value of avoiding any missteps in relations with the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one thing I\u2019m confident about Xi is he doesn\u2019t want to make a mistake,\u201d Biden said. \u201cAnd I\u2019m not saying that he is our best buddy, but he &#8212; he understands what\u2019s at stake.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>On Thanksgiving Day, Biden went to a fire station to deliver pumpkin pies with his wife, Jill, and grandson Beau. The first lady told firefighters and police officers that the family has been going to Nantucket for Thanksgiving since 1975, an outing the family has come to call \u201cnana-tucket\u201d in a nod to her central role in establishing the tradition.<\/p>\n<p>The firefighters gave the Bidens a pair of baseball caps.<\/p>\n<p>The president put his on and asked his grandson, \u201cWhat do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt looks good,\u201d said the grandson, who demurred when the president asked him if he would like to be a firefighter.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Biden family lunched at the Brotherhood of Thieves restaurant and stopped at Nantucket Bookworks, an art gallery and several other shops. Their afternoon ended with the ceremonial Christmas tree lighting and carolers as crowds took pictures and videos of a grinning Biden.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s holiday might carry particular emotional resonance as a respite from some family tumult. <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hunter-biden-gun-case-sentencing-delaware-firearm-election-joe-biden-son-17c845eb36751c8a96a19c36b1081566\">In December<\/a><\/span>, Hunter Biden is scheduled to be sentenced on three felonies for purchasing <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hunter-biden-trial-gun-charges-delaware-cc96568ac3428802557c85876c820dec\">a gun in 2018 when<\/a><\/span>, prosecutors said, he lied on a federal form by claiming he was not illegally using or addicted to drugs. He also faces <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hunter-biden-guilty-plea-5c7f7a00e2dae4311706ac9ab2699070\">sentencing in California in December<\/a><\/span> on federal tax charges he pleaded guilty to in September.<\/p>\n<p>The president has previously said he would not pardon his son or <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/president-joe-biden-hunter-biden-18efb958a5365eebda5bb3da411c4326\">commute his eventual sentence<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-nantucket-thanksgiving-hunter-trump-legacy-tradition-18aef93d8ae3e69d00133a43c4e5d401\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NANTUCKET, Mass. 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