Biden hunkers down at Delaware beach house after only public event of the week

President Biden has retreated to his home in Rehoboth Beach in Delaware after holding only one public event this week at the White House.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, as they head to their home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., for a long weekend.  (AP/Susan Walsh)

Around 1,000 Ukrainian troops are reported to have poured into Russia, where fighting is ongoing. 

Wall Street also has had a shaky week.  

Following a global market sell-off on Monday -- which caused the Dow to plunge 2.6%, Nasdaq Composite 3.43% and S&P 500 3% -- the jobless claims report out Thursday eased some concerns of a downturn. 

However, one U.S. economist is cautioning that this may be just the beginning of a "reckoning." 

"There's a lot of pain ahead of us, both for the economy and this reckoning for the markets that have been really behind the curve, like the Fed," Macromavens President Stephanie Pomboy said Thursday on FOX Business’ "Mornings with Maria." 

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President Joe Biden arrives at Dover Air Force Base on his way to his Rehoboth Beach home on Thursday night. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Moments later, Biden asked, "All right, what am I doing now?" as the guests and players laughed. 

Fox News’ Caitlin McFall and Chantz Martin, and FOX Business’ Kristen Altus contributed to this report. 

Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.

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