Air Force One took off from Nantucket Memorial Airport Saturday night with President Joe Biden and his family aboard, concluding their final Thanksgiving visit to the island of Biden's presidency.
The trip was remarkably similar to the Bidens' previous visits to Nantucket over the past three years, as the family stuck to a familiar routine.
The first family once again stayed at the waterfront compound of private equity billionaire and philanthropist David Rubenstein off Rabbit Run Road on Nantucket Harbor. For the third year in a row, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited the Nantucket Fire Department on Thanksgiving to meet with first responders working on the holiday.
"I’m thankful for — for my family," President Biden said at the firehouse. "I’m thankful for a peaceful transition of the presidency. And I’m thankful for the fact that, I think, with the grace of God and the goodwill of the neighbors and a little bit of luck, we’re going to get some more progress in the Middle East. And I’m really thankful for being able to get the first piece done on Lebanon. There’s a lot to be thankful for."