Joe Biden Spend 40% Of His Presidency Vacation Big Claim

Joe Biden spend 40% of his Presidency on vacation

The Republican National Committee (RNC) has repeatedly claimed that Joe Biden spent a significant portion of his presidency on vacation. In early 2023, the RNC published a release stating that Biden had spent 40% of his time as president on vacation. A similar release in early 2024 claimed he spent 38.9% of 2023 on vacation. The RNC also shared a video on social media in 2024, reinforcing its claim that Biden had been on vacation for 40% of his presidency.

Snopes’ numbers

A review by fact-checking site Snopes, analyzing Biden’s public schedule, administration records, and White House press pool reports, found the RNC’s claims to be inaccurate. Since defining a presidential “vacation” is complex—given that a president is never fully detached from work—Snopes categorized the days Biden spent in a vacation setting.

Actual time spent in Vacation settings

Based on Snopes’ findings, Biden spent:

117–118 full days (about 8% of his presidency) in a vacation setting.
66 partial days (about 4.5%) in a vacation setting.
Total: 183–184 days, or 12.5–12.6% of his presidency, spent in vacation settings.

However, on 107 of those days, there is public evidence that Joe Biden engaged in official presidential duties, meaning the time away from Washington does not necessarily equate to time off.