President Joe Biden appeared notably disjointed during his remarks at an event on Sunday, prompting visible astonishment from former President Barack Obama in a recently surfaced video clip from their high-profile Los Angeles fundraiser. The event, aimed at drumming up support for Biden’s 2024 reelection campaign, inadvertently showed a series of verbal missteps from Biden that have fueled critiques about his fitness for office.
During his address, Biden made a confusing remark about the nation’s unemployment rates, initially claiming, “We have the highest unemployment” in 50 years, before quickly correcting himself to highlight a record low unemployment rate.
The slip, coupled with his awkward phrasing about job descriptions — was met with a bewildered expression from Obama, captured vividly on camera.
The fundraiser, which also featured celebrity moderator Jimmy Kimmel and raised over $30 million for Biden’s campaign, was intended to highlight the successes of the current administration and the critical nature of the upcoming election. However, Biden’s rambling and the viral clip of Obama’s reaction have overshadowed the event’s achievements, providing ammunition for Republicans and social media users to question Biden’s clarity and capability, or lack thereof.
WATCH:
YIKES: Watch Joe Biden incoherently babble at his Hollywood fundraiser as Obama looks on in SHOCK.
This is so bad…
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 17, 2024
“Institutions matter. What he did on January 6th, and now he’s literally saying if he doesn’t win there’ll be a bloodbath. It’s outrageous… what he’s talking about is outrageous,” Biden said. “The idea that he’s actually threatened retribution. This is the United States of America. Did you ever think you’d ever, ever, ever hear anything like this?”
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