President Biden made another embarrassing gaffe while singing “Happy Birthday” to White House guests, and his blunder went viral on social media.
During an event to sign the Social Security Equity Act on Sunday, Biden tried to sing “Happy Birthday” to 17-year-old Eliseo Jimenez. Jimenez became nationally known for walking from Lubbock, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about the limitations of Social Security.
“Eliseo is about to collect Social Security,” Biden joked before declaring Jimenez’s birthday the next day.
Less than a minute later, Biden appeared to completely forget his own name or how to say it correctly as he led the crowd in singing “Happy Birthday,” instead leading the crowd in singing “…Dear Eliese Oh” he muttered. The grunt was so loud that Jimenez reacted and laughed as if it was a joke.
Biden’s verbal mistake was Many recent gaffes That leaves Americans, especially his critics, doubtful of his mental acuity and wary of his defenders.
Video of this latest incident went viral, with many of Biden’s critics poking fun at him and celebrating the end of his presidential term.
“Biden brought a guy on stage to sing him happy birthday…the problem is he either didn’t know his name or forgot it…and was mumbling gibberish,” comedian and podcaster Tim Young said. “Only 15 days left…”
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Kyle Lamb, an economic analyst and former DeSantis staffer, joked that Biden’s performance was like “when I’m in the car and after the chorus ends and the second verse starts, I’m trying to confidently reassure myself that I Know the lyrics.”
Spectator contributing editor Stephen L. Miller made a similar comparison, saying Biden’s performance was like “every time the restaurant starts singing to that stupid kid, I’m so”.
“This is the most Joe Biden-like thing ever,” joked Jon Miltimore, senior editor at the American Institute for Economic Research.
“It’s horrific to imagine the consequences,” said Drew Holden, editor-in-chief of American Compass. Biden’s cognitive decline This was only reported after he retired from the public stage. The most powerful human brain in the world doesn’t work either. Those who wish us ill are not ignorant. “
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He added in a separate post: “What continues to shock me is that the biggest media coverage in the world is not the continued mental deterioration of the President of the United States in full view of the world.”
“He definitely couldn’t remember his name, he just mumbled it,” said podcast host Shawn Farash, who then suggested that Biden’s defenders “used to Call it a “cheap fake” video“.
This isn’t the first time Biden has forgotten someone’s name While singing “Happy Birthday” to them.
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In January 2023, the president appeared to get Arndrea Waters King’s name wrong when he sang happy birthday to her at the National Action Network’s annual event. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday breakfast.
“Well, my wife has a rule in the house. When someone has a birthday, sing Happy Birthday,” he said before launching into a song to the wife of the eldest son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King III.
Biden appeared to forget Kim’s name in the final verse and quickly moved on. He started singing the song as the audience chimed in, but when he got to the part with her name, his voice trailed off as he appeared to say, “Happy birthday, dear Varun.”
“Well, 30 is hell, but you have to live with it,” he joked.
Fox News’ Hannah Penrek contributed to this report