Did Joe Biden really spend 40% of his Presidency on vacation? Republican National Committee makes big claim
- Joe Biden took 577 vacation days out of 1,463 days in office, which is 39% of his presidency, according to data from the Republican National Committee.
- Average Americans would need to work 52 years without a vacation to equal the time off Biden took in four years, according to the analysis.
- Biden's vacation days exceeded those of George H.W. Bush, who took 543 days, or 37%, in office.
- Biden's vacation included a record number of pardons and commutations during his presidency.
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Did Joe Biden really spend 40% of his Presidency on vacation? Republican National Committee makes big claim
The RNC has claimed that Joe Biden spent 40% of his presidency on vacation, but a Snopes investigation found this to be inaccurate. Analyzing Biden’s public schedule, Snopes determined he spent 12.5–12.6% of his presidency in vacation settings.


Joe Biden Set A New Record While He Was President — And It’s Not A Good One
President Joe Biden abruptly exited the 2024 presidential race in late July — after a disastrous debate performance and a series of troubling interviews and public appearances — but he did still manage to etch his name in the presidential record books. Biden, according to data compiled and published by the Republican National Committee, took 577 vacation days out of the 1,463 days he spent holding the office of the presidency. By percentages, th…
Biden Spent 40% of Presidency on Vacation
According to data compiled by the Republican National Committee, former President Joe Biden spent 577 of his 1,463 days in office—nearly 40%—on vacation, making him the most absentee president in modern U.S. history. For perspective, the average American with 11 paid vacation days a year would need 52 years to match Biden’s downtime. Even compared to past presidents, his numbers are staggering. George W. Bush, known for spending time at his Texa…
Presidential Vacations: Biden's Record-Breaking Time Away
President Joe Biden has broken records as the modern U.S. leader who spent the most time on vacation. His 39% vacation rate has surpassed former leaders and provoked political discussion regarding his time away from the White House, Newsmax reported. Biden's tenure was marked by extended periods away from his official duties, with 577 out of his 1,463 days in office spent on vacation. This statistic exceeds the vacation time of his predecessors,…
Biden Spent 39% of His Presidency On Vacation, Took More Time Off Than Any Modern U.S. President
President Joe Biden, has taken more time off than any other U.S. president in modern history, spending 577 out of his 1,463 days in office—equivalent to 39% of his presidency—on vacation, according to data compiled by the Republican National Committee (RNC). To put this in perspective, the average American worker, who receives 11 paid vacation days per year, would need 52 years to accumulate as much time off as Biden did in his four-year term. O…
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