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NEW: Ex-Biden Official Booted From Ritzy NY Beach

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Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken was kicked off a popular New York beach on Friday amid closures that were implemented while Hurricane Erin created dangerous conditions as it barreled through offshore.

Photos obtained by Fox News show Blinken and an unidentified female companion relaxing on beach chairs as they talked and looked stared off into the water at Georgica Beach in East Hampton.

A lifeguard in a patrol vehicle then approached the two, and after a short conversation, they were seen gathering up their belongings, including beach chairs, shoes and a beach towel. The two then proceeded to make their way across the sand and through the parking lot.

East Hampton beaches, including Georgica Beach, were closed for several days due to the hazardous conditions produced along the East Coast by Hurricane Erin, a spokesperson for East Hampton Village’s Main Beach Office told Fox News in an email statement. “The water was closed until last night as per Suffolk County,” the spokesperson added.

The beach was later opened to foot traffic by midday on Friday after the tide receded, though it was closed prior to that. It is not known whether Blinken was actively violating the closures when the photographs were taken.

“The beach was closed to foot traffic as well all Thursday and Friday until around midday,” the spokesperson told Fox News. “Friday we were able to open each beach to foot traffic after the tide dropped out. The storm brought strong rip currents, storm surge waves and large debris. All our precautions were to keep patrons and staff as safe as possible!”

While it did not make landfall in the United States, Hurricane Erin rapidly strengthened in the Caribbean last week and became the first major hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, peaking at an all-powerful category five strength. The storm battered Cape Verde, Puerto Rico and parts of Hispaniola, causing 10 fatalities and two additional missing persons before turning towards the United States.

The cyclone ultimately did not make landfall in the United States, but it did cause dangerous conditions at sea and had several states bracing for potential problems. In New York, Governor Kathy Hochul urged beachgoers to exercise extreme caution and pay attention to current forecasts.

“New Yorkers are no strangers to hurricanes — that is why I’m urging those living in areas that may be impacted to stay safe and exercise caution until the hurricane tapers off later this week,”  Hochul said in a statement this past Tuesday.

For Blinken, he was returning to the scene of an infamous photo, where he was seen lounging around at the Hamptons as Taliban forces took control of Afghanistan in 2021.

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