President Biden on Monday did not address the deaths of at least nine American citizens among the 900 Israelis slaughtered when Hamas militants attacked Israel on Saturday.
Mr. Biden hasn’t made any public appearances since Saturday when he delivered a roughly three-minute speech on the situation without taking questions. He had no public events on Sunday or Monday but did host a private barbecue at the White House on Sunday afternoon.
With the federal government closed Monday for the Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday, there are no White House events scheduled. Mr. Biden did meet Monday morning with his national security team, including Secretary of State Tony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, according to the White House. In the afternoon, Mr. Biden is expected to speak with close allies about the latest developments in Israel, the White House said.
“Joe Biden is, once again, missing in action,” the Republican National Committee’s research arm posted on Twitter. “It’s another massive foreign policy blunder — whose incompetence is second only to his arrogance.”
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