Secretary of State John Kerry spent time lounging around on his yacht Wednesday while the Egyptian military was deposing their country’s democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi, according to various reports.
When Kerry was first spotted on his yatch, called “Isabel,” near his vacation home in Nantucket, State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki called the report “completely inaccurate” saying that the Secretary of State had been “working all day and on the phone dealing with the crisis in Egypt,” according to CBS News.
Psaki even went so far as to deny that Kerry was even on the boat.
New: @CBSNews obtained photo of Kerry on boat Weds. Asked State abt it Thurs night. They stood by their denial… pic.twitter.com/hkSWWBVUxQ
— Mosheh Oinounou (@Mosheh) July 5, 2013
However, Psaki has now completely reversed course and acknowledges that Kerry “briefly” spent time on his boat Wednesday where he “worked around the clock all day including participating in the President’s meeting with his national security council.”
Seemingly oblivious to Kerry’s recreational activities, the White House released a photo of President Obama meeting with his top security team to talk about Egypt on Wednesday. Kerry is not in the photograph.
President Obama tweeted this picture Friday afternoon with the caption “Have a great weekend.” (@BarakObama via Twitter)
Adding insult to injury, Kerry was again spotted sailing on his yacht while pro-Morsi protestors clashed with the Egyptian military today.
Just caught in last hour: Kerry back at the helm of his boat today (front boat/center). Again this is from today pic.twitter.com/TIYbkOaae7
— Mosheh Oinounou (@Mosheh) July 5, 2013
Not to be outdone, President Obama tweeted a picture of himself kayaking late Friday afternoon with the caption “Have a great weekend.”