“Alright, great answer,” a Nantucket shop owner replied
America enjoyed Thanksgiving. President Biden visited New England and was asked to pick a side for clam chowder: New England, Manhattan.
“Do you prefer Manhattan Clam Chowder or New England Clam Chowder?” Sean Dew, cofounder of Nantucket’s TownPool asked Biden Saturday.
“I don’t like either,” Biden responded.
America enjoyed Thanksgiving. President Biden visited New England and was asked to pick a side for clam chowder: New England, Manhattan.
“Do you prefer Manhattan Clam Chowder or New England Clam Chowder?” Sean Dew, cofounder of Nantucket’s TownPool asked Biden Saturday.
“I don’t like either,” Biden responded.
Dew replies, “Oh my God,” before responding: “Alright. Good answer.”
Biden then responds, “No, not, no, New England Clam Chowder.”
New England and Manhattan have fought for years over who is the king of clam soup. Manhattan has a creamier version, while New England has a tomato-based one.
Fox News interviewed TownPool on Sunday to say that Dew frequently asks customers in the store their favorite chowder. They described it as a “running joke.” The store’s Instagram account features celebrities and public figures like James Carville and Amanda Knox and John Hope Bryant and John Kerry.
The store also uploaded the Instagram video of the humorous exchange, along with various products that it sells bearing Biden’s name.
TownPool informed Fox News via email that “We have received a lot hate for posting the video” and that the product was being sold. “Ironically, a majority (but not all) of our staff did not vote for the President. However, they were honored that he visited.”
The store stated that it had been “double irony” before it was “beaten up by the left to sell our NanTexas T-shirts.”
TownPool claimed that Biden was “the first sitting President who spent the night on Nantucket after President Grant in 1874.”
Biden spent Thanksgiving at the Nantucket home of a billionaire in private equity this year. This sparked outrage among Republicans who said he was out of touch about the difficulties Americans face when inflation soars during holiday season.
First lady Jill Biden joined Biden at Thanksgiving with Hunter, Melissa and Ashley as well as Hunter Jr., Hunter Jr., and (baby), Beau Biden. Also, Naomi’s fiancé Peter Neal was also present.
According to the White House’s menu, the Thanksgiving menu of the Biden included thyme-roasted turkey and “Grandma Jacobs’ Savory Stuffing”, turkey gravy, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet potatoes, kale and button mushrooms.
Additionally, he visited Coast Guard Station Brant point on Nantucket on Thursday to meet service members and to virtually call troops stationed around the world to “to thank them all for their service” and to wish them a Happy Thanksgiving.
On Saturday, he also went shopping locally on the island. He was seen shopping in a store even though he had been urging Americans to use masks.
Murray’s Toggery Shop had a sign directing patrons to wear masks. The island which reinstituted an indoor-mask mandate earlier in the month, was also visible. Biden was seen walking through the store with his mask pulled down below his chin.