Since President Joe Biden ended his re-election bid on July 21, he has repeatedly vowed to continue working hard at governing the country until his term in office expires in January.

However, he appears to have instead spent the bulk of the last month and a week on vacation, and first lady Jill Biden, who should be encouraging her husband to make good on his word, has been right there by his side the entire time, according to The U.S. Sun.

Thus, rather than uphold his promise to finish the job strongly, Biden seems to have set aside his presidential duties and checked out early after being humiliatingly pushed aside as the Democratic nominee by his own party.

Biden's on vacation ... again

The Sun reported this week that the current president and first lady were spotted relaxing in the sand and sun on the shore in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware, where the Biden family owns a beachfront vacation home.

The sighting on the beach on Wednesday was reportedly the first time the president had been seen in public since arriving in Rehoboth on Sunday to begin the second leg of a two-week vacation -- even as Biden and his family vacationed there in Rehoboth earlier in the month before the extended break.

The outlet observed that "Biden promised to finish strong during his last few months as president, but he's received backlash after being spotted on multiple vacations."

The White House predictably pushed back on that criticism by pointing out that presidents are never fully on vacation and are always working, to an extent, and the Sun did note that Biden was making phone calls and reading documents while lounging on the beach in a folding chair under an umbrella as the waves crashed and passer-bys waved and even blew kisses at him.

Biden's reported plans for next several months don't match observed reality

A Politico report in early August seemed to support President Biden's promise to keep working hard through the end of his White House tenure as the outlet laid out the various plans his team had formulated for the next few months.

That plan reportedly involved a scaled-back travel schedule, a renewed focus on governing without the distractions of a re-election campaign, and an emphasis on highlighting the "legacy" achievements of his time in office.

To be sure, there are tentative plans for Biden to hit the campaign trail in support of his replacement as the Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, and participate in a few other public events away from the White House, but those appearances are likely to be few and far between, given his unmistakably declining health, low approval ratings, and broad unpopularity with most Americans -- hence why he was pushed aside in the first place.

So much for Biden's vow to "work like hell" until his term ends

Fox News also reported on President Biden being spotted at the beach in Delaware, where he is vacationing all week after spending all of last week on vacation at a ranch near Santa Barbara, California, that is owned by a prominent Democratic donor.

That two-week vacation comes after Biden insisted to reporters in late July that he was "not going anywhere" and planned to "work like hell" to fulfill his presidential duties until his term ended. In his post-drop-out speech from the Oval Office, the elderly and outgoing president vowed, "Over the next six months, I’ll be focused on doing my job as president."

In an X post this week from New York Post columnist Miranda Devine, she wrote, "By my rough calculation, President Joe Biden has been on vacation for 27 of the 36 days (75%) since he dropped out of the 2024 race on July 21. Air Force 1 has whisked him and his family between Rehoboth Beach, Camp David and the Santa Barbara estate of billionaire donor Joe Kiani."

"Before that, he already had taken nine days vacation at Rehoboth and Wilmington, DE, after the June 27 debate. Clearly, he’s checked out," she added. "If the commander-in-chief can’t be bothered -- or is incapable of -- doing his job for the next five months, then he should resign."