President Joe Biden’s upcoming beach week can’t come soon enough. The poor guy forgot to sign an executive order that he flew all the way to Maine to sign on Friday. Perhaps the bigger part of the story can be found in the Democrats’ newfound obsession with the GDP.

This morning, Biden flew to Auburn, Maine, to tout his new “Invent It Here, Make It Here,” executive order. Apparently, wanting things to be “Made In America” was only racist when former President Donald Trump was in office. The whole point of the trip was to sign the order in Maine as a way to show his commitment to manufacturing jobs. However, the data indicate that Maine has lost 0.5 percent of its manufacturing jobs between June 2022 and June 2023, per CBS News.

As for the event today, Biden was typical Biden. He left the stage and had to be instructed to return to put his John Hancock on the darn thing. By that point, the crowd was already departing and his exit music was just getting started:

Joe Biden forgot to sign his own Executive Order pic.twitter.com/4PnMuy1ms1

— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) July 28, 2023

While there, he again insulted voters’ intelligence by claiming that “nobody knew what a supply chain” was until the pandemic:

Biden again claims that nobody knew what a "supply chain" was before 3 years ago. pic.twitter.com/CFvYXbFkxt

— The Maine Wire (@TheMaineWire) July 28, 2023

Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) also praised Biden at the event, saying, “I want to thank him for revitalizing our economy — Maine and the nation are seeing an increase in the [Gross Domestic Product], statewide and nationally,” The Maine Wire reported.

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While it is true that America’s GDP grew over the past two quarters, that doesn’t equate to a strong country. Whenever politicians or party hacks rely on the GDP to make their argument for a strong economy, perhaps we should be reminded of what the late Senator Robert Kennedy (D-NY) had to say about the GDP:

…gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education or the joy of their play. It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages, the intelligence of our public debate or the integrity of our public officials.

It measures neither our wit nor our courage, neither our wisdom nor our learning, neither our compassion nor our devotion to our country, it measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.

And it can tell us everything about America except why we are proud that we are Americans.

And right now, America’s kids are as unhealthy as ever — mentally and physically. Childhood education was slowed thanks to the lockdowns — and other problems plaguing public schools — and the “joy of their play” is stunted by activists who push wokeness into everything they do.

As for the quality of our public leaders, well, the ongoing scandals of “The Big Guy” and his family should speak to that.

Perhaps because of all those maladies, just 39% of the U.S. adult population says they are “extremely proud” to be American.

Biden should be all too familiar with Kennedy’s words. The guy plagiarized RFK’s exact speech on the GDP way back on the 1988 campaign trail. But maybe he’s blocked that out in the same manner that the Democratic National Committee is blocking out Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the 2024 Democratic Party.

President Joe Biden has decided to take a break from doing nothing and will be hitting Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, for the next 10 days.

At this point — to steal a line from Hillary Clinton — what difference does it make whether he’s in D.C. or catching some rays in the sun? Having Biden in office or at the beach does not really change the direction of the country or impact executive decision-making.

It is abundantly clear that he isn’t really running the country — and somebody else is calling the shots. His comments are walked back, he gets bullied into sending more aid to Ukraine, and some days it seems like he rolls out of bed and is told to simply read whatever’s on the teleprompter screen (repeat the line).

Joe Biden accidentally reads the part on the teleprompter that says "repeat the line" when they wanted him to say the line again lmfao pic.twitter.com/pS3GdXPe5N

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 8, 2022

But when you’re 80 years old, that’s all a bit exhausting.

So it would appear that he and first lady Jill Biden are heading out to their multi-million dollar beach house that sits in the safety of a taxpayer-funded wall and armed security. Meanwhile, the average American suffers under the high cost of living as millions of illegal aliens flood through the porous border and Democrats work to strip gun rights.

Speaking of “The Big Guy,” how exactly did Biden afford his vacation spot and other assets? That’s a question Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) recently asked on his podcast, “The Verdict.”

If “you look at the assets he’s accumulated on a Senate salary, it’s pretty impressive,” House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said on Cruz’s podcast last Friday.

“So you’re saying a classic Corvette doesn’t buy itself?” Cruz joked back. “A Delaware beach house doesn’t buy itself?”

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A classic Corvette & a beach house in Delaware don't buy themselves.

On today's #Verdict, special guest @RepJamesComer walks us through the incredible evidence of Joe Biden & his family receiving millions of dollars from foreign nationals. Listen now! https://t.co/FFMppVz2LI pic.twitter.com/Nya95mUpIz

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 21, 2023

As Daily Wire Editor Emeritus Ben Shapiro pointed out, “Hunter Biden texted his daughter in 2019, ‘I hope you can all do what I did and pay for everything for this entire family for 30 years. It’s really hard. But don’t worry. Unlike Pop, I won’t make you give me half your salary.'”

“That’s the ball game,” Shapiro said. “Does that sound like the kind of thing you would text to a family member that was actually entirely false and in reality, no money had ever changed hands?”

No, it doesn’t. And messages like that could help explain why Biden’s Department of Justice and Hunter’s attorneys apparently attempted to hide from a federal judge that a plea deal worked out between the two parties could grant  Hunter immunity from Foreign Agent Registration Act (FARA) violations in the future.

Perhaps in light of the plea deal imploding, the president decided he wanted to do what any man of his age and stature wants to do: Enjoy the lazy dog days of summer by the coast. He was there a few weeks ago and was able to enjoy some peace and quiet. It looked like nobody wanted to talk to him. That makes sense. Would you know Biden from any other elderly retiree on the beach?

WATCH: Biden spotted at the beach in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

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— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) July 9, 2023

Biden knows he doesn’t have to do any real business to tend to. The Deep State and Obama lackeys are running the show. He just needs a break from the headaches caused by Hunter, apparently.

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