President Biden has postponed a trip to Colorado Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the burgeoning war between Israel and Hamas, which is threatening to engulf the region.
“The President’s trip to Colorado is postponed and it will be rescheduled. The President will remain at the White House to participate in national security meetings,” a White House official said.
Mr. Biden had planned to visit Pueblo, Colorado, and tout his economic agenda during a visit to CS Wind, the largest wind tower manufacturer in the world. He was expected to argue that his domestic policies have spurred investments in clean energy and created good paying jobs in the region.
CS Wind sits in the Colorado district of Rep. Lauren Boebert, a Republican and frequent Biden critic.
Instead, Mr. Biden will meet with his staff to discuss Israel’s response to Hamas and the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where civilians have lost access to food, water and medicine.
“This morning, President Biden and Vice President [Kamala] Harris were briefed by their national security team on the latest updates in the wake of Hamas’s abhorrent attack in Israel and the resulting conflict in Gaza,” a White House official said at midday.
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients joined the briefing, which was led by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Central Intelligence Agency Director Bill Burns.
The president also had a call with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz ahead of Mr. Scholz’s visit to Egypt and Israel on Tuesday. Mr. Biden had a separate call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.
There were no public appearances for the president.
Mr. Biden is mulling a trip to Israel this week to underscore U.S. support for the Jewish state in the wake of the deadly Hamas attack. White House officials Monday were mum about the president’s plans for the rest of the week.
• Jeff Mordock can be reached at jmordock@washingtontimes.com.
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