President Biden made light of the potential arrival of migrants at an airport near his “summer White House” in Delaware on Tuesday by sarcastically inviting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to the area.
During an unrelated event at the White House, Biden brushed off a reporter’s question about DeSantis’ apparent plan to send a planeload of migrants to the president’s home state, just days after targeting a posh liberal enclave in Massachusetts.
“He should come visit,” Biden cracked.
“We have a beautiful shoreline.”
Earlier, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the White House was bracing for the migrants’ pending arrival.
“We have received word of the flights,” Jean-Pierre said during an afternoon briefing.
“We are coordinating closely with state officials and local service providers who are prepared to welcome these families in an orderly manner as they pursue their asylum claims.”