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Oak Bluffs in the Rain Tuesday. President Barack Obama stayed inside that day, but has since been golfing and spending time on the beach
CHILMARK – The First Family is taking in some sun today as their Martha’s Vineyard vacation continues.
The motorcade pulled out of the rented Chilmark estate where President Barack Obama and his family are staying and took a 15 minute ride to a private beach.
The White House says the Obamas are getting some beach time in with friends.
Obama was back on the links Wednesday as he played a round of golf at Farm Neck Golf Club in Oak Bluffs. The President was joined by former NBA stars Alonzo Mourning and Ray Allen.
Obama and First Lady Michelle ate dinner later in the evening at Alchemy in Edgartown.
Earlier in the day Thursday, Obama issued a statement saying he would use an upcoming trip to the Arctic region to press world leaders to do more to fight climate change.
The President plans to travel to Alaska in late August. He’ll speak to a global Arctic leadership summit in Anchorage and also travel north to the Arctic.
The White House says it’s the first visit by a sitting president to the Alaskan Arctic.
Obama says in a video posted to social media that he’s going because Alaskans are on the front lines of climate change.
He’s pointing to melting glaciers and permafrost and says entire villages and ways of life are threatened.
Obama’s visit comes as he works to build support for controversial steps he’s taking to slow global warming, including unprecedented pollution limits on power plants.
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