Biden jokes he got ‘sandbagged’ in first comments after fall at Air Force graduation
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden jokes he got ‘sandbagged’ in first comments after fall at Air Force graduation

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden appeared to be in a jovial mood after his fall at the Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony on Tuesday. Some Democrats voiced fears that Mr Biden’s perceived frailty could be an electoral burden, though others, including Mr Biden’s former chief of staff Ron Klein, chastised “nervous nellies”. Calm down you nervous nellies.” Though Mr Biden’s age has been a constant issue during his presidency, his likeliest general election opponent, former president Donald Trump, isn’t young either. Recommended Joe Biden trips and falls at Air Force graduation ceremony Mr Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination, Florida governor Ron DeSantis, had a less charitable response to the news.

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Trump camp mocks Biden behind closed doors for willingness to help transition: insiders
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump camp mocks Biden behind closed doors for willingness to help transition: insiders

Raw Story  

Donald Trump and his allies are mocking President Joe Biden behind closed doors after he greeted his successor in the White House with decorum, according to a report. “ spend all this time calling Donald Trump a Nazi and Hitler, and now it’s just: ‘Smile for the camera!’” Biden has said he intends to be at Trump’s inauguration — despite …

Biden pledges ‘peaceful transition’, dodges ironies in US election defeat
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden pledges ‘peaceful transition’, dodges ironies in US election defeat

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden offered Donald Trump congratulations on his election victory, and also tried to console Democrats. A smiling US President Joe Biden has pledged to ensure a “peaceful transition of power” on January 20 when former president and now President-elect Donald Trump is due to be inaugurated as the country’s 47th head of state. “I will do my duty as …

Biden Heads Into A Make-Or-Break Stretch For His Imperiled Presidential Campaign
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden Heads Into A Make-Or-Break Stretch For His Imperiled Presidential Campaign

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday opened a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection campaign, facing a growing sense that he may have just days to make a persuasive case that he is fit for office before Democratic support for him completely evaporates. In the aftermath of Biden’s disastrous debate performance last …

Trump tells Biden to ‘get the hell out of here’ as he takes victory lap at lie-filled rally
9 months ago

Trump tells Biden to ‘get the hell out of here’ as he takes victory lap at lie-filled rally

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former president said the upcoming election isn’t about whether the clearly struggling Biden …

Biden's debate disaster gets the memes treatment from social media - and tears the vacant president to shreds
9 months ago

Biden's debate disaster gets the memes treatment from social media - and tears the vacant president to shreds

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden's debate disaster has gotten the meme treatment from social media. President Biden squared off against former President Donald Trump in the first presidential debate last night, but he delivered a catastrophic performance which further threw his capacity into question. Biden's debate performance was met with heavy criticism from members of his own camp, with many Democrats fretting over …

Biden falls flat against Trump in first 2024 US presidential debate
9 months ago

Biden falls flat against Trump in first 2024 US presidential debate

Al Jazeera  

The current president was perceived as stumbling over his words while the Republican Trump repeated numerous falsehoods. “The fraud and everything else was ridiculous,” he said at one point, casting doubt on President Biden’s win in 2020. Nobody.” Trump, however, fired back at one point: “Joe, our country is being destroyed as you and I sit up here and waste …

‘Cheapfakes’: White House blasts clips purporting to show Biden’s decline
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Cheapfakes’: White House blasts clips purporting to show Biden’s decline

Al Jazeera  

Biden camp hits out at viral videos that have been seized on as evidence of US president’s frailty. United States President Joe Biden’s administration has accused his opponents of spreading disinformation about his physical and mental fitness after a series of viral videos reignited concerns about the Democratic standard-bearer’s age. In a news conference on Monday, White House Press Secretary …

Biden Plans To Score Points On Campaign Trail By Mocking Trump
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden Plans To Score Points On Campaign Trail By Mocking Trump

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is out to win votes by scoring some laughs at the expense of Donald Trump, unleashing mockery with the goal of getting under the former president’s thin skin and reminding the country of his blunders. “He described the Dobbs decision as a ‘miracle,’” Biden said of Trump. During his rallies, Trump imitates …

Election 2024: Biden tries humor on the campaign trail
11 months ago

Election 2024: Biden tries humor on the campaign trail

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. “He described the Dobbs decision as a ‘miracle,’” Biden said of Trump. During his rallies, Trump imitates Biden as a feeble old man who cannot find the stairs after giving a brief speech, and he calls the president “crooked” and “a demented tyrant.” The Republican’s campaign said the insults will …

Biden mocks Trump for boasting about winning two golf awards at his own club hours before bond deadline
1 year ago

Biden mocks Trump for boasting about winning two golf awards at his own club hours before bond deadline

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden ridiculed his 2024 election rival Donal Trump …

Biden’s biggest gaffes: Muddling up wars, forgetting names and dozing off mid-event
1 year, 1 month ago

Biden’s biggest gaffes: Muddling up wars, forgetting names and dozing off mid-event

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Republican underdog Nikki Haley has repeatedly tried to …

Biden says he got ‘sandbagged’ after he tripped and fell onstage at Air Force graduation
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden says he got ‘sandbagged’ after he tripped and fell onstage at Air Force graduation

Associated Press  

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — President Joe Biden quipped that he got “sandbagged” Thursday after he tripped and fell — but was uninjured — while onstage at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation. “I got sandbagged,” the president told reporters with a smile when he arrived back at the White House on Thursday evening before pretending to jog into the residence. …

Joe Biden trips and falls at Air Force graduation ceremony
1 year, 9 months ago

Joe Biden trips and falls at Air Force graduation ceremony

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden tripped and fell on stage as he took …

Biden laughs off embarrassing fall at Air Force Academy commencement ceremony
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden laughs off embarrassing fall at Air Force Academy commencement ceremony

Daily Mail  

The White House blamed a sandbag on the stage and said the president was fine President Joe Biden laughed off his embarrassing fall at the Air Force Academy commencement ceremony as he arrived safely back at the White House on Thursday. Biden fell up the stairs while boarding Air Force One in 2021 and toppled over on his bike near …

As Biden Goes On Offense, Trump Goes Unhinged
2 years, 6 months ago

As Biden Goes On Offense, Trump Goes Unhinged

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden has sharpened his rhetoric against Republicans lately, likening them to fascists and saying they don’t believe in democracy. On Tuesday, Trump shared “ReTruths” of other users’ gripes about how the 2020 election had supposedly been stolen from him, along with some QAnon conspiracy theory material — and also much weirder stuff, like a doctored …

Joe Biden speech: President-elect reaches out to Trump supporters
4 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden speech: President-elect reaches out to Trump supporters

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden has reached …

US presidential nominee Joe Biden slams Donald Trump over alleged comments mocking US war dead
4 years, 6 months ago

US presidential nominee Joe Biden slams Donald Trump over alleged comments mocking US war dead

ABC  

US presidential nominee Joe Biden has declared President Donald Trump "unfit" for the position, delivering an impassioned reaction to a report that Mr Trump mocked America's war dead. Key points: An emotional Mr Biden called the alleged comments "deplorable" Mr Trump said no apology was necessary, because it was a "fake story" Mr Trump was alleged to have made the …

Biden jokes about accusations, targets union voters
5 years, 11 months ago

Biden jokes about accusations, targets union voters

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his recent controversy about crossing physical boundaries with women, and he signaled in a resolute speech to union activists that’s he’s ready to run for president as a moderate Democrat in party that has been drifting left. He bemoaned modern politics that’s “gotten so damn elitist.” “The vast …

Biden’s ‘bittersweet’ speech packs some punches at Trump
8 years, 8 months ago

Biden’s ‘bittersweet’ speech packs some punches at Trump

LA Times  

It was 280 days ago that Joe Biden officially ruled out his last, best chance at the office that had always been his aspiration. He called President Obama “the embodiment of honor, resolve and character,” then pivoted to Hillary Clinton, offering her his biggest compliment: “Hillary gets it.” “Everyone knows she’s smart, everyone knows she’s tough,” he said of his …

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