During a fundraising campaign in California, U.S. President Joe Biden stated that he has a strong desire to climb a tree. This was reported by some journalists from the White House press pool who accompanied Biden on the trip. The report noted that "Biden jokingly said he wants to climb the big tree in the middle of his yard and mentioned that he doesn't want to go back home." The press pool later clarified that "it is unclear whether the U.S. president was joking about his desire to climb a tree in his yard." No further details were provided about Biden's comments.