The Bidens are back on Nantucket where they traditionally celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, staying on the Massachusetts island through the end of the holiday weekend.
The president and first lady made a brief stop at the Nantucket Fire Department on Thanksgiving Day, dropping off pumpkin pies before returning to the Abram’s Point compound where the family is staying during their Nantucket visit.
Biden also took questions from reporters on the Israel Hamas hostage deal and spoke Friday afternoon on the release of hostages.
On Thursday, Biden and his grandkids also participated in the "polar plunge" in the frigid waters off Nantucket.
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The 81-year-old president's granddaughter Naomi Biden shared a photo on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, showing President Biden wrapped in a yellow and white beach towel, writing in a post, "Annual Biden fam polar bear plunge. Happy Thanksgiving!”
It was likely a very chilly Turkey Day dip with water temperatures around 48 degrees.
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On Friday, the Bidens enjoyed a family lunch, some shopping and a Christmas tree lighting.
Visiting Nantucket for Thanksgiving is a decades-long tradition for the Biden family.
Joe and Jill Biden first came to the island for the holiday with young sons, Beau and Hunter, in the mid-1970s. As they’ve done in past years, the Bidens are staying at an expansive compound owned by billionaire businessman and philanthropist David Rubenstein, according to the White House.
The president and first lady are scheduled to return to Washington on Sunday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
