President Joe Biden was criticized when he was spotted traveling to Delaware for the holiday weekend amid the crisis in Afghanistan.
After witnessing the devastation of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, Biden flew to his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
American citizens and allies have been left behind in the Taliban controlled land.
The president was scheduled to visit Delaware two weeks ago but had his trip pushed back due to the withdrawal from Afghanistan and Hurricane Henri.
Republicans were quick to criticize the president for flying home in the midst of the crisis in Afghanistan due to the botched withdrawal and evacuation from the country.
President Joe Biden flew from Louisiana to his home state of Delaware on Friday. (Pictured: Biden arrives at Delaware Air National Guard, in New Castle, Delaware on Air Force One Friday, September 3 after traveling to Louisiana to view damage caused by Hurricane Ida)
He headed to Wilmington, Delaware to spend the weekend at his private residence. (Pictured: Biden steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 3)
Biden had originally been scheduled to visit Delaware two weeks ago but delayed the trip due to the ongoing withdrawal from Afghanistan. (Pictured: Biden salutes the military while disembarking from Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport on September 3)
Biden has been criticized by Republicans for traveling to Delaware amid the crisis in Afghanistan. (Pictured: President Biden and the first lady walk between tombstones as they leave St. Joseph on the Brandywine Catholic Church in Wilmington, Delaware September 4)
Republicans took to Twitter to voice their condemnation of Biden's Labor Day weekend trip. (Pictured: The Bidens leave Mass on Saturday at Brandywine Catholic Church September 4)
Biden visited Louisiana on Friday to see the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ida before taking off to Delaware. (Pictured: Joe Biden leaving Mass in a navy blue suit and bright red tie with Jill Biden wearing a long black dress embellished with white flowers carrying an orange clutch on September 4)
Along with the situation in Afghanistan, Biden is also working to solve other major issues including the aftermath of Hurricane Ida and the influx of migrants at the southern border. (Pictured: The Bidens holding hands as they walk through the tombstones at Brandywine church on September 4)
The Pentagon has confirmed that they are aware of hundreds of Americans who were left behind in Afghanistan. (Pictured: The president and first lady arrive for Saturday Mass in Wilmington on September 4)
Biden has continued to defend the withdrawal and evacuation of the US from Afghanistan calling the mission an 'extraordinary success.' (Pictured: Joe and Jill Biden walk into Brandywine Catholic Church during their weekend visit to Delaware September 4)
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tweeted: 'American citizens are still stranded behind enemy lines in Afghanistan, and meanwhile Joe Biden is vacationing in Delaware.'
'Joe Biden left Americans hostage in Afghanistan. No speech, press release, or Biden family vacation in Delaware can change that.'
Alabama Representative Mo Brooks also pointed to the Americans who were left behind. He tweeted: 'Joe Biden will be spending his weekend on vacation in Delaware. Roughly 100 Americans will be spending their weekend abandoned in Afghanistan.'
New York Congresswoman Claudia Tenney denounced Biden's trip home while calling for him to be held accountable for the $85 billion of military equipment that was left behind in Afghanistan.
She posted: 'Joe Biden is a career politician who’s only ever worked in D.C. For the rest of us, we are responsible for the equipment we use at work. If we lose it, we pay for it. Biden lost $85 billion in military equipment and then left for vacation. Congress must hold him accountable!'
Republicans also mentioned other issues that the country is facing including migrants at the US-Mexico border and the residents of
