Biden brings Thanksgiving pies to Nantucket first responders - The Associated Press - en Español

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — President Joe Biden connected Thursday delivered astatine slightest fractional a twelve pumpkin pies to Massachusetts firefighters during a Thanksgiving Day amusement of appreciation and his toddler grandson walked distant with a reddish occurrence chapeau topping his blond curls.

“Oh wow,” Biden was heard to accidental upon seeing Beau Biden, who is astir 3, look from the office gathering wearing the hat. The president was with the firefighters who had lined up extracurricular the gathering to invited him.

Biden had expressed appreciation for firefighters and different exigency unit earlier successful the time erstwhile helium and his wife, Jill, spoke by telephone to the hosts of NBC’s broadcast of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade successful New York.

“I privation to accidental acknowledgment to the firefighters and constabulary officers, archetypal responders. They ne'er instrumentality a break,” helium said during the call. The Bidens spoke aboriginal Thursday with units from each of the six branches of the U.S. military, stationed successful Europe, astatine sea, astatine Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and astatine Whiteman Air Force Base successful Missouri, the White House said.

“We retrieve them each azygous day,” helium said during the broadcast. “God bless our troops.”

Jill Biden appeared to effort to get her grandson to speech to the firefighters, but Beau would not look up. She was overheard saying she did not cognize wherefore helium was being truthful quiet.

During a little speech with reporters, Biden said helium hopes the upcoming Republican-controlled House volition proceed U.S. assistance to Ukraine. He besides said his squad is progressive successful negotiations to debar a freight obstruction strike successful aboriginal December that could further disrupt the economy.

After the visit, Biden returned to the Nantucket location wherever helium is taking successful the vacation with family, including lad Hunter and his wife, Melissa — who are Beau’s parents — and girl Ashley.

They are camping retired astatine a sprawling waterfront compound on Nantucket Harbor owned by David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, a backstage equity firm. Biden celebrated Thanksgiving astatine the location successful 2021.

The Bidens person a much than 40-year contented of spending Thanksgiving connected the Massachusetts island.