President Biden will miss the official NATO dinner.
According to a report from The Daily Mail, President Biden will skip the official NATO dinner; Secretary of State Antony Blinken will step in as pinch POTUS.
From The Daily Mail:
A US official blamed the 80-year-old president’s busy schedule over four days and said he’s preparing for a ‘big speech’ on Wednesday when asked why he wasn’t attending.
Biden, who has only been in Europe since Sunday night and went to the beach on Saturday, had Secretary of State Antony Blinken attend instead.
Biden’s no-show was shared by reporters from Sky News and France 24.
“NEW: President Biden is not attending tonight’s dinner with NATO leaders. Asked why he is skipping it, a US official said the president has had four full days of official business and is preparing for a big speech tomorrow in addition to another day at the summit,” Beth Rigby reported.
NEW: President Biden is not attending tonight’s dinner with NATO leaders. Asked why he is skipping it, a US official said the president has had four full days of official business and is preparing for a big speech tomorrow in addition to another day at the summit.
— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) July 11, 2023
Kethevane Gorjestani confirms: “Blinken is attending #NATO leaders dinner instead of #Biden. US official tells pooler @AndrewRestuccia that POTUS has 4 full days of official business and is preparing for a big speech tomorrow in addition to another day at the summit. #F24”
Blinken is attending #NATO leaders dinner instead of #Biden. US official tells pooler @AndrewRestuccia that POTUS has 4 full days of official business and is preparing for a big speech tomorrow in addition to another day at the summit. #F24
— Kethevane Gorjestani (@ketgorjestani) July 11, 2023
The President did look sluggish just sitting down —maybe he does need the rest:
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— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) July 11, 2023