The White House press charter plane scheduled to leave Washington on Tuesday evening ahead of Joe Biden's first trip abroad as president has been delayed by cicadas, the noisy insects that have emerged after their nearly two decades of slumber.
The White House press charter plane scheduled to leave Washington on Tuesday evening ahead of Joe Biden's first trip abroad as president has been delayed by cicadas, the noisy insects that have emerged after their nearly two decades of slumber. The chartered plane was scheduled to depart around 9 p.m.
Biden is also scheduled to depart for England on Wednesday morning aboard Air Force One -- an aircraft that presumably has better protection from the East Coast cicada invasion.Read MoreThe loud, cacophonous bugs first emerged from the ground in May on the East Coast as part of Brood X, which comes out every 17 years, according to the National Park Service. To some, the brood's emergence is an awe-inspiring experience, worthy of glossy cicada photo shoots and endless media profiles.
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