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Buying a cathedral, bagels and coffee instead of golf… Biden came next to the citizens

US President Joe Biden is waving his hand as he comes out after having a Mass at a church in downtown Washington on the 24th, the first Sunday after taking office. [EPA=연합뉴스]


The way US President Joe Biden spends the weekend was markedly different from his predecessor, former President Donald Trump.

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President Biden attended a church mass on the 24th, the first Sunday after taking office, and stopped by a bakery to buy food on the way home. It looks different from President Trump, who was looking for a golf course he owned with his aide on weekends.

According to the White House co-reporters, President Biden and his second son Hunter’s family visited the St. Trinity Cathedral in the Georgetown area of ​​Washington DC around noon. It was a place I visited from time to time when I was the vice president, but I came back after becoming president.

After the Mass, I wondered if the vehicle carrying Biden’s party was heading for the White House, and then stopped in front of the bagel shop’Call Your Mother’ on the block next door.

President Joe Biden's car procession stops in front of a bagel shop, and his second son, Hunter Biden, is returning to the car, packing bagels and coffee. [EPA=연합뉴스]

President Joe Biden’s car procession stops in front of a bagel shop, and his second son, Hunter Biden, is returning to the car, packing bagels and coffee. [EPA=연합뉴스]


The second son Hunter, who got out of the car, waited for a while in front of the store, received the bagels and coffee that had been ordered in advance, and returned to the car, the joint reporters reported.

President Biden stayed in a limousine with Hunter’s daughters Finnegan and Meiji. When asked what kind of menu Biden’s party ordered, the bakery replied, “Sesame bagels and cream cheese.”

When President Joe Biden left after finishing Mass at the church on the 24th, residents waving their hands to greet him. [로이터=연합뉴스]

When President Joe Biden left after finishing Mass at the church on the 24th, residents waving their hands to greet him. [로이터=연합뉴스]


In an instant, dozens of local residents and tourists flocked around. As security personnel controlled the flow of vehicles, and as a group of 10 large black sports utility vehicles (SUVs) moved in groups, residents realized that the president was with them.

Citizens who had not seen the inauguration ceremony in the aftermath of the invasion of Congress clapped and cheered when they accidentally encountered the presidential procession. Related videos of Biden’s vehicle stopped in front of the bagel house were uploaded one after another on Twitter.

The store Biden and his party visited on this day is a famous bagel chain in Washington DC. It is also co-owned by Jeff Zeenz, 54, Coordinator of Corona 19, where President Biden was seated in charge of responding to coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at the White House.

A former management consultant, Zianz entered public office in 2009, inaugurated by the Barack Obama administration, holding a unique position as the US Chief Performance Officer. Through the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the National Economic Commission (NEC), he played a role in linking the business world with the Obama administration.

Former President Donald Trump is playing golf with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close friend, at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia near Washington on July 18 last year. [ EPA=연합뉴스]

Former President Donald Trump is playing golf with Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close friend, at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia near Washington on July 18 last year. [ EPA=연합뉴스]


It’s something you couldn’t see when Trump was on a weekend outing in Biden’s town. President Trump once attended a service at St. John’s Church in front of the White House, but usually on weekends he went to his own resort in Florida or played golf at the Trump International Club near Washington.

Former President Trump and Mrs. Melania did not’live in Washington’ at all except for official events. I didn’t use general stores or restaurants, and I didn’t do cultural life in Washington like watching a performance.

According to Washington, local media, President Trump did not use restaurants outside the White House for his four-year term, except he visited BLT Prime, a steakhouse in the Trump Hotel.

So it was said, “I don’t live in Washington, I live in the White House.” At the beginning of his inauguration, he made several remarks about going to restaurants in downtown Washington and hanging out with the citizens, but he did not put it into practice.

Some analysts say that it is because there is a risk of being criticized, such as being booed by customers after suddenly visiting a restaurant in Washington, DC, the garden of the Democratic Party. Washington DC was the highest among 50 states and territories, with a Democratic approval rating of 93% in the 2020 presidential election. Former White House spokesman Sarah Huckabee Sanders actually stopped by a restaurant in Virginia near Washington in 2018 and was knocked out by the owner.

Although there are security issues, past US presidents have tried to show their citizens a friendly appearance, such as worshiping at church on Sunday and eating at nearby restaurants.

Presidents Bill Clinton and President Jimmy Carter attended a church in Washington every week with an enemy. President Obama’s couple dated at restaurants in the city, including Le Diplomat, a French restaurant. In particular, Michelle Obama often met with friends at outside restaurants.

Washington = Correspondent Park Hyun-young [email protected]



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