What a difference a year makes.
Former President Joe Biden was snapped struggling to set up a beach chair Thursday before catching some rays with family near his son Hunter’s home in Malibu, Calif., to kick off his first Independence Day weekend since leaving office.
The ex-commander-in-chief — who took more vacation days than any modern US president while in office — lounged under a red umbrella with former first lady Jill Biden, while granddaughter Finnegan and grandson Beau Biden Jr. frolicked in the sand.
Photos show the 82-year-old former Delaware senator and vice president shaking sand from his towel while wearing his signature aviator sunglasses and presidential baseball cap before packing up.
Onlookers later spotted the elder Biden dining with Hunter at his favorite sushi joint Nobu later on Thursday.
