The President of the United States, Joe Biden, together with members of his family, is spending a week in a house on the shores of Lake Tahoe, between Nevada and California, which they rented from a businessman and an influential fighter against the climate crisis. billionaire Tom Steyer, reports EFE on Sunday.

As reported in the White House, the president and first lady Jill arrived on Friday evening at the residence located on the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The Bidens plan to travel to Hawaii on Monday after devastating wildfires on the island of Maui have killed at least 114 people.

After their visit to Maui, Joe and Jill Biden will return Monday evening to their Lake Tahoe residence, where they will remain until next Saturday.

It’s the second vacation for the US president, who spent a week at his Atlantic Ocean residence in Rehoboth, Delaware in early August, enjoying bike rides, beach time and even going to the movies with Jill to see the movie Oppenheimer. “.

This vacation, the president and his family plan to enjoy freshwater Lake Tahoe, known for its crystal clear water and surrounded by mountains.

Films such as The Godfather II and the sequels 2 and 3 of the X-Men, as well as the American television series Bonanza, were filmed on this lake.

The house where Biden and his family live belongs to Steyer and his wife Kat Taylor, who were not present when the presidential family arrived, the White House informed the press.

Steyer, 66, ran in the Democratic primary for the 2020 election, in which Biden became the nominee. And despite spending nearly $200 million of his fortune on advertising, he couldn’t win and dropped out of the race in February 2020.

According to the White House, Biden did not live in the house for free, but rented the house, valued at $18 million, at market value.

This weekend, Biden was accompanied by his son, Hunter Biden, and his wife, Melissa Cohen, who arrived at the residence by shuttle, the White House said.

The president’s son is being investigated by special prosecutor David Weiss, who is conducting an investigation against him in a Delaware state court.

US Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Weiss as a special prosecutor on August 11, giving him the authority to act independently of the Justice Department, thus ensuring the autonomy of the investigation.

In the Delaware case, Hunter Biden is accused of falsely declaring taxes in 2017 and 2018. In addition, he is accused of lying about the purchase of a firearm, the possession of which is prohibited for people with addictions.

53-year-old Hunter Biden publicly admitted that he was addicted to alcohol and crack cocaine for decades.