Biden opts to stay in DC following call with Macron and meeting of his national security aides

Joe Biden had a series of sudden travel plan changes on Sunday that involved him scheduling and then canceling a President’s Day trip to his home in Wilmington, Delaware.

On Sunday morning, the White House sent out an update schedule saying Biden would fly to Wilmington at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday evening. By the afternoon that trip was canceled.

‘The President had a family-related issue that was going to take him to Wilmington, DE tonight but he will no longer be going and will remain in Washington, DC tonight,’ a statement from a White House official explained.

Biden originally planned to stay in Washington, D.C. for the long weekend as the world looks to Eastern Europe on the brink of war. 

President Joe Biden changed his schedule twice on Sunday – first to travel to Wilmington, Delaware for a ‘family-related issue’ and again to stay in Washington, D.C. for the long weekend

The flip to staying in the city came after he had a 15-minute call with French President Emmanuel Macron

The latest update to his schedule to remain in the nation’s capital after planing to go to Delaware for the remainder of the weekend comes after a meeting with national security aides on Sunday.

Trump also had a 15-minute secure call with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday afternoon before his schedule was updated to its original form.

The move also comes after Moscow lashed out at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies on Sunday following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call with Macron.

Putin accused NATO of further fanning the flames by providing Ukraine with military assistance.

‘Serious concern was expressed over the sharp deterioration of the situation on the line of contact in the Donbass,’ Russia’s summary of Putin’s call with Macron reads.

Macron (right) had a call with Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) before speaking with Biden. Moscow released a scathing statement from the call claiming France was increasing tensions by sending military aid to Ukraine

It added: ‘The president of Russia noted that the reason for the escalation is the provocations of the Ukrainian security forces. Attention is drawn to the ongoing pumping by the NATO countries of Ukraine of modern weapons and ammunition, which is pushing Kyiv towards a military solution to the so-called Donbass problem.’

BIden said last week that he is ‘convinced’ Putin has already made the decision to invade Ukraine.

And reports emerging this weekend insist U.S. intelligence is consistent with that claim.

‘We have reason to believe that,’ Biden told reporters on Friday.