It’s his party and he can cancel if he wants to!
Today, August 4, marks the 60th year of Barack Obama’s life.
The former President had BIG plans to ring in the big 6-0; however, the Delta variant of the coronavirus said ‘No, not today, Obama!’
Obama has completely canceled his big birthday celebration in Martha’s Vineyard citing the spread of the Delta variant.
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“Due to the new spread of the Delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends,” Obama’s spokeswoman Hannah Hankins said in a statement Wednesday morning, The New York Times reported.
Hankins added, “He’s appreciative of others sending their birthday wishes from afar and looks forward to seeing people soon.”
The decision to cancel the festivities seemingly comes after The Post published an article claiming he was creating a public health “nightmare.”
Obama’s party included nearly 700 people with 475 of those being guests and 200 serving as “hired hands.”
Gathering this many people in one place during a surge in the new variant, rising cases across the US and new restrictions is not the best look for the public figure.
Of course, the guest list was stacked with Hollywood’s elite including Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and George Clooney to name a few.
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Former top Obama adviser David Axelrod told the Times: “They’ve been concerned about the virus from the beginning, asking invited guests if they had been vaccinated, requesting that they get a test proximate to the event.”
“But when this was planned, the situation was quite different. So they responded to the changing circumstances,” he added.
Many Republicans were outraged by the birthday bash with many saying there’s a double standard for Democrats like Obama.
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-Staten Island, told The Post on Monday, August 2, “Just like President Obama, every American should have the right to celebrate their milestones without arbitrary government mandates and interference. We all know if this was President Trump the left would be screaming.”
Representative Andy Biggs of Arizona (R) shared the same sentiment tweeting, “Just imagine if this party was for Trump.”
Just imagine if this party was for Trump. https://t.co/gg4wrGI4Ua
— Rep Andy Biggs (@RepAndyBiggsAZ) August 2, 2021
According to The Post, one staffer working the party detailed what a nightmare it had already become and the party was in the early stages of getting set up.
“His birthday party is insane,” the caterer said. “His bash is a nightmare to pull off this time of year on the tiny island — especially due to the lack of labor because of the coronavirus. What is he thinking?”
Needless to say, Obama heard the gripes, groans and moans loud and clear!
