Lame-duck President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greeted a beaming Vice President Kamala Harris, who gave them a rousing applause as they entered the Kennedy Center Honors Hall to a standing ovation and an awkward video show. I ignored it.
The Bidens, who attended the 47th Kennedy Center Honors, did not greet or recognize Harris, even though she stood next to her husband, Vice President Doug Emhoff.
Clips of the awkward snub quickly began circulating on X, with social media users pointing out that the couple even avoided eye contact with Harris and Emhoff.
“Jill and Joe Biden are refusing to even look at Kamala Harris tonight.” Written by popular X account End Wokeness Some clips had been viewed more than 780,000 times as of early Monday.
Several other social media commentators also joked about the uncomfortable exchange, quipping that the Bidens “must have voted for President Trump,” who won the 2024 presidential election in a landslide over Democrats last month. There were many people.
Other critics said normally optimistic Democrats seemed divided and despairing, saying, “What happened to the joy?”
“Can you blame them?[?] In the best case scenario, she convinced him that she would win, but in the worst case scenario,[y] She kicked him out so she could escape. Either way, they probably feel robbed,” said a social media commentator. I wrote.
The other is simply added: “I love how awkward it is for them.”
The unsettling exchange took place Sunday night at the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual event that recognizes artists who have influenced America.
This year's event was hosted by Queen Latifah at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., and honorees included members of the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt and Francis Ford Coppola.
