Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else
Source: Associated Press, via WTOP
Biden flies commercial from Reagan National Airport and winds up stuck in delays like everyone else
The Associated Press
February 27, 2026, 1:34 PM



WASHINGTON (AP) A crowd gathered at a commuter gate at Reagan National Airport on Friday as fog-laden Washington skies caused an hourlong ground stop that backed up passengers hoping to head out from American Airlines Terminal D.
But soon the already densely packed area swelled even more, as word spread across nearby gates that, of the hundreds of air travelers coming and going, only one among them was accompanied by a U.S. Secret Service detail, along with uniformed local police officers: former President Joe Biden.
Biden, who has rarely made public appearances since leaving office last year, sat, like many of his fellow passengers, awaiting a flight that would take him to Columbia, South Carolina, for an evening event with the South Carolina Democratic Party. ... Passengers whispered and gaped in wonder: Why would a man who for a time was leader of the free world be, like they were, at the mercy of airport travel delays, even as he sat ensconced in his security detail?
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The woman who took the aisle seat next to the former president first set down her coffee on the arm rest they shared, deposited a bag in the overhead compartment, then sat down and realized her seatmate was the nations 46th president. ... Biden set his hand on her cup to steady it, then met her gaze with a hello as she took her seat. ... I feel like Im about to cry, the woman said, as they shook hands and, over the course of the next hour, chatted throughout the flight.
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Wicked Blue
(8,804 posts)malaise
(294,966 posts)Truly unpretentious
bdamomma
(69,465 posts)from humble beginnings. his Dad taught him right.
Not like the psychotic POS we have now, apparently DJT's father was psychotic too.
badhair77
(5,167 posts)Last week he was chatting with people on Amtrak. So classy.
ALBliberal
(3,306 posts)angrychair
(12,070 posts)What an amazing human being.
BidenRocks
(3,081 posts)The Way We Were!
llmart
(17,513 posts)I got choked up right away when I clicked on this thread and saw that first picture. This country didn't deserve this wonderful man and his wife. Well, some of us did, but there were millions that hated him for no reason at all just because they like to hate on people.
His smile and demeanor has always been genuine. I am immediately attracted to people with an easy, genuine smile.
irisblue
(37,247 posts)If he is Sec Ser he ain't happy.
Botany
(76,960 posts)The man has a set of shoulders on him.
BaronChocula
(4,351 posts)PatSeg
(52,892 posts)A better man does not walk this earth.
I know a few people who met Joe in person and the experience was one they never forgot.
Delphinus
(12,497 posts)how wide my smile is, reading this. Oh my gosh - what a wonderful person to have in our lives.
Thank you President Biden - so many love you.
ColoringFool
(538 posts)patphil
(8,920 posts)I love him dearly.
Henry203
(910 posts)One of the best humans in the world. Our country has a mental problem.
llmart
(17,513 posts)Not the majority by far, but way too many hate filled people in this country.
Skittles
(170,695 posts)same with Obama
and we're the ones accused of having a "derangement syndrome"
niyad
(131,332 posts)kimbutgar
(27,106 posts)The piece of shit we have now is the biggest turd that smells horrendously.
not fooled
(6,640 posts)What a contrast: Joe flying commercial vs. a vulgar flying bordello bribe jet to be fitted up for the con at a cost to the nation of 1 billion dollars.
The ignorant dipsh*ts who voted in krasnov (however much other help he had) and are now suffering the consequences would be so much better off were Joe still in office.
RandomNumbers
(19,120 posts)I hope some day we get back to a decent America with decent leadership.
irisblue
(37,247 posts)Who told the flight crew ?
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(134,569 posts)Though if he did he'd find out what people really think about him.
Kid Berwyn
(23,961 posts)Show me a man that gets rich by being a politician and I'll show you a crook." -- President Harry S Truman
electric_blue68
(26,677 posts)And what a surprise for his seatmate!
pimpbot
(1,167 posts)Dude isn't even President anymore and she thinks going off about Gaza is somehow appropriate? They are just as nuts as the MAGA crowd.