Sullivan also accompanied Biden to St. Croix last year, as the war in Ukraine was entering its 10th month. In years past, Biden has mostly retreated from public view in St. Croix, spending time at a secluded home owned by Bill and Connie Neville, whom the White House has described as Biden’s friends. “There’s an election coming up?” he asked jokingly, before predicting: “2023 is going to be a good year.”Biden’s loyalty to St. Croix, a US territory, has been the most high-profile of any American politician in recent history. Before Biden’s visit in 2022, a sitting American president had not visited St. Croix since Harry S. Truman arrived by yacht, the USS Williamsburg, in 1948. One thing Biden won’t find in St. Croix: votes for reelection.

Source: CNN December 27, 2023 19:35 UTC