Young Beau Biden melts hearts waving next to Joe Biden as family departs for vacation on Kiawah Island
First family heads to South Carolina after Joe Biden recovers from Covid and enjoys recent spell of political success
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Your support makes all the difference.A young member of the Biden family adorably captured the public’s attention as the first family headed on vacation to South Carolina.
President Biden’s grandson, Beau Biden Jr, was seen following his grandfather’s lead by waving as the family boarded Air Force One en route to Kiawah Island, a picturesque sea island located just south and west of Charleston, South Carolina.
The Biden contigent traveling to South Carolina from Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday included First Lady Jill Biden, the president’s son Hunter Biden, his daughter-in-law Melissa Cohen and his grandson Beau Biden, named after the president’s late son.
The sweet moment captured attention on social media.
“Oh my god his little suit. And the wave,” wrote Alicia Broughton on Twitter.
The Bidens vacationed on the South Carolina island frequently when Mr Biden served as vice president, but this is their first trip there since Mr Biden assumed the presidency last year.
The family time might be a balm for Mr Biden after he spent much of the last three weeks in isolation with Covid. He tested negative for the virus over the weekend and a persistent cough is one of his only lingering symptoms.
Mr Biden owes much of his recent political success to South Carolina.
It was the state that revived Mr Biden’s 2020 Democratic primary campaign following an endorsement from Rep Jim Clyburn, providing him with a platform to collect moderate Democratic support going into Super Tuesday. He wrapped up the nomination shortly thereafter.
This return to the state, his first since a visit to speak at South Carolina State University’s commencement last December at the invitation of Mr Clyburn, comes as Mr Biden is enjoying a rare period of relative political success.
The Senate passed the landmark Inflation Reducation Act last week, and the House is expected to pass it in the coming days.
The bill is a signature legislative achievement for the Democratic Party, which struggled to pass a similar bill for much of Mr Biden’s first year in office.
The final bill contains oil and gas extraction provisions that disappointed progressives, but it still ranks among the most significant pieces of climate legislation in the country’s history and will also allow Medicare to directly negociate drug prices.
Mr Biden’s approval rating hit a recent high on Wednesday.
The Bidens are not the only famous Americans to enjoy Kiawah Island. Former UN Ambassador and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley owns a home on the island as does former NFL quarterback Dan Marino, former NBA star Ray Allen and columnist George Will.
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