President Joe Biden was spotted battling with the sand near his home in Delaware over the weekend as First Lady Jill Biden was slammed for not helping him. 

The 81-year-old was seen struggling to make his way down Gordons Pond Trail in Rehoboth Beach near his home on Sunday as he took a walk. 

Biden nearly faceplanted as he shuffled nervously over the hazardous terrain and appeared to nearly lose his footing completely, while his wife remained surefooted. 

Reporters near by who recorded the scene could be heard gasping as he stumbled down the sands, seemingly anticipating that he was going to fall.

Social media users have since criticized Jill Biden for seemingly not offering her husband a helping hand. 

One person posted: 'Wouldn't you think Jill could hold her husband's hand or grab his arm for safety's sake?'

Another added: 'That’s just pathetic. Jill just doesn’t even care he’s about to eat sand at any moment.'

Someone else commented: 'I would be ashamed of myself if this was my dad or husband and I didn't just held is hand to help him out. 

'Everyone knows he is old and needs help, it's nothing to be ashamed of. Just help the guy.'

It comes after Biden announced that he would host President-elect Donald Trump in the White House on Wednesday. 

Their encounter will be the first time the two have met since Biden's disastrous debate performance in June which saw him bow out of the election. 

Such a meeting is traditional between the outgoing and incoming presidents, but Trump did not host his successor following the 2020 election.

Biden said on Wednesday that he had spoken with Trump to congratulate him and 'expressed his commitment to ensuring a smooth transition'.

When asked over the weekend if Trump was a threat to democracy, Biden told reporters: 'I'm going to see him on Wednesday'. 

Biden also called Kamala Harris after her election defeat, and reportedly congratulated her on a 'historic campaign.'

When Biden emerged from the White House to acknowledge Trump's landslide win, many noted how he appeared with a large smile and was seemingly at ease despite the defeat.

In his address, he promised to work with Donald Trump to secure a peaceful transition and urged the country to come together an as he broke his silence on the election.

'I will do my duty as president. I'll fulfill my oath, and I will honor the Constitution. On January 20, we'll have a peaceful transfer of power here in America,' Biden said.

His display on the sand comes after Biden was forced to drop out of the election race over questions about his cognitive abilities. 

The president has been left bitter after democratic kingmaker Nancy Pelosi helped  orchestrate his campaign cancellation in mid-July. 

Pelosi twisted the knife even further earlier this week by suggesting that Democrats should have gotten the opportunity to pick another candidate. 

She said that had Biden dropped out earlier, the party she has led for decades would have had time to weigh up its options. 

Civil war has since broke out against Biden and Harris' teams for squandering $1 billion in donor cash on their campaign. 

Democrats have been in disarray over how their sizable war chest was not able to ward off Trump, who spent a fraction of what they did. 

Harris aides are saying it was Biden's debate performance that led to the loss, while Biden staffers say the veep ran a terrible campaign. 

Not only did their campaign end in disaster, but to add insult to injury the operation is reportedly in debt, Politico reports, to the tune of $20 million dollars.