The White House opted against having former President Joe Biden board a vessel during a July 2023 visit to a Philadelphia shipyard after learning “lots of steps” were required to get on board, newly released emails show.

The records, obtained by watchdog group Protect the Public’s Trust via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and first reported by Fox News , show Department of Transportation staffers attempting to gather information about Biden’s July 20, 2023, trip to the Philly Shipyard and what the president would be doing during his visit.

The DOT’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) had awarded the Philly Shipyard a contract to build a massive National Security Multi-Mission Vessel (NSMV) years earlier – but the agency learned days before Biden’s trip that the White House would n

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