{"id":2352046,"date":"2024-10-08T11:09:10","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-postpones-germany-and-angola-trip-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:10:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:10:25","slug":"biden-postpones-germany-and-angola-trip-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-postpones-germany-and-angola-trip-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden postpones Germany and Angola trip &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-postpones-germany-and-angola-trip-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352046&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President \u2063Joe Biden has postponed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-to-visit-central-america-in-first-foreign-trip\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris to visit Central America in first foreign trip\">upcoming trip<\/a> to Germany and Angola due to the impending landfall \u2062of Hurricane Milton. Initially scheduled to depart on Thursday, \u2062Biden&#8217;s decision to remain in Washington, D.C. comes as he aims \u2064to\u2064 oversee preparations and responses related to the hurricane while\u2063 also addressing the ongoing \u200beffects of Hurricane Helene in the Southeast. This move follows criticism faced by Biden for not being \u2062present during Hurricane Helene, prompting him to travel to affected areas to assess\u2064 the damage and meet with \u2062first responders and victims.\u200c Political tensions have risen, with Republicans, \u2063led by \u200cformer President Donald Trump, accusing Biden and Vice President Kamala \u2064Harris \u200cof \u200cinadequate\u200b disaster \u2062response in light of the hurricanes, further \u2062intensifying as Election Day approaches.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Biden scraps trip to Germany and Africa due to Hurricane Milton<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1778781\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a> is postponing an international trip this week ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3179116\/hurricane-milton-what-know-path-landfall-florida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hurricane Milton\">Hurricane Milton<\/a>&lsquo;s impending landfall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Biden was scheduled to depart Washington, D.C., on Thursday for Germany and later Angola. White House press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/karine-jean-pierre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> told reporters Monday that the trip would proceed as planned. The president had promised to travel to Africa before leaving office.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the projected trajectory and strength of Hurricane Milton, President Biden is postponing his upcoming trip to Germany and Angola in order to oversee preparations for and the response to Hurricane Milton, in addition to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-paul-fauci-continues-to-lie-about-nih-funding-of-wuhan-experiments\/\" title=\"Sen. Paul: Fauci continues to lie about NIH funding of Wuhan experiments\">ongoing response<\/a> to the impacts of Hurricane Helene across the Southeast,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre said in a statement Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was heartily criticized earlier last week for not being at the White House as Hurricane Helene tore through much of the Southeast. The president eventually left his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home and traveled to the Carolinas, Florida, and Georgia to survey storm damage and meet with first responders and victims of the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans, led by former President Donald Trump, have said Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris haven&rsquo;t done enough to help the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-loot-we-shoot-desantis-warns-criminals-not-to-target-hurricane-victims\/\" title=\"\u2018You Loot, We Shoot\u2019: DeSantis Warns Criminals Not to Target Hurricane Victims\">hurricane victims<\/a>, making disaster response a key campaign matter one month out from Election Day. Trump has called it the &ldquo;worst storm response in history&rdquo; and urged voters, particularly in swing states Georgia and North Carolina, to vote out Democrats next month.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, Harris has accused Trump of peddling disinformation about hurricane relief aid, particularly on illegal immigrants taking disaster aid funds, calling the claims &ldquo;extraordinarily irresponsible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Helene&rsquo;s death toll is at least 230 people, and severe flooding is still impacting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3179856\/hurricane-helene-hurt-gop-independent-voters-north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"significant parts of North Carolina\">significant parts of North Carolina<\/a>. Hurricane Milton has been gathering strength over the past two days and is currently projected to make landfall along in western Florida<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to continue to certainly pre-position on the ground, and we&rsquo;re going to support the communities with whatever they need and whenever.&nbsp;That is our commitment. &nbsp;That is our commitment to the folks who are going to be impacted,&rdquo; Jean-Pierre told reporters at Monday&rsquo;s White House press briefing. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve been in touch with state and local officials in Florida, and we&rsquo;re going to ensure that we meet in advance of what their needs are going to be.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1778781\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1778781\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biden cancels trip to Germany and Africa due to Hurricane Milton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2352047,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Joe-Biden-cancels-trip.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[42559,3620,3946],"class_list":["post-2352046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-angola","tag-biden","tag-germany"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Joe-Biden-cancels-trip.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}