While President Barack Obama headed home to Hawaii for the holidays, Vice President Joseph Biden chose the Virgin Islands for his family’s Christmas vacation—for the second year in a row.
The Biden family arrived at Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas aboard Air Force Two just before 1 p.m. Monday for a weeklong stay in the territory, according to a White House statement.
“The airport was temporarily closed for the arrival of the vice president,” V.I. Port Authority spokeswoman Monifa Marrero said Monday.
No public events are scheduled, according to the White House statement.
At this time last year, Biden and his family vacationed at a private estate on Water Island. They are expected to remain in the territory through Jan. 3.
