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President Joe Biden will remain out of town for an extended stay at Camp David as he and his campaign team work to ready the octogenarian commander-in-chief for next week’s debate with former President Donald Trump.
AlreadyawayfromWashingtonathishomeinRehobothBeach,Delaware,BidenwilltraveltothepresidentialretreatinMarylandonThursdayeveningforaweek-longstayatCampDavid.AnewFAANOTAM(NoticetoAirmen)confirmedtheno-flyzonearoundCampDaviduntilnextThursday,thedateofBiden’sshowdownwithTrumponCNN.
Willsevendaysofpreparation—whateverthatentails—helpBidenreadytofacehis2020opponent?AmericawillfindoutnextThursday.
Duetothepresident’slengthyabsencefromtheWhiteHouse,however,therewon’tbenormaldailybriefingsbyPressSecretaryKarineJean-Pierre.AccordingtoBiden’schiefspokesperson—whorefusedtoprovidedetailsaboutthepreparation—therewon’tbeanybriefingswhile“thepresidentisaway.”
Biden’sextendedabsencefromtheWhiteHouseandsubsequentlackofpressbriefingscomesasIsraelfacesincre