President Biden's yet another embarrassing gaffe while singing “Happy Birthday” to guests at the White House has gone viral on social media.
During an event marking the signing of the Social Security Fairness Act on Sunday, Biden tried to sing “Happy Birthday” to 17-year-old Eliseo Jimenez. Jimenez gained national recognition after walking from Lubbock, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to spread awareness about the limits of Social Security.
“Eliseo is about to receive Social Security benefits,” Biden joked before announcing that Jimenez's birthday was the next day.
Less than a minute later, while leading the audience in singing “Happy Birthday,” Biden appeared to have either completely forgotten his own name or forgotten the correct way to say it, and as the audience sang, “…Dear Eliseo,” he murmured instead. The tweet was so noticeable that Jimenez laughed in response, as if it were a joke.
Biden's false statement is the latest of many gaffes that have left Americans, especially his critics, skeptical about Biden's mental acuity and his defenders alarmed. It was something.
President Biden wished Eliseo Jimenez “Happy Birthday” during his visit to the White House. (Manila Times YouTube Channel)
Footage of this latest incident went viral as many of Biden's critics joked at his expense and celebrated the coming end of his presidency.
Comedian and podcaster Tim Young said, “Biden brought a man on stage to sing Happy Birthday…The problem is that he either doesn't know or has forgotten his name…Instead he sings nonsense. “I tweeted something,” he said. “There are only 15 days left…”
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Kyle Lamb, an economic analyst and former DeSantis staffer, said Biden's performance was “like he was sitting in the car, the chorus was over, the second verse started, and he was confident that he knew the lyrics.'' “It's like when you're trying to get a point across,” he joked.
Spectator contributing editor Stephen L. Miller made a similar comparison, suggesting that Biden's rendition was like “me every time a restaurant starts singing to some stupid kid.”
“This is the most Joe Biden thing ever,” joked John Miltimore, senior editor at the American Economic Institute.
American Compass Editor-in-Chief Drew Holden said: “It's scary to imagine the effects of Biden's cognitive decline, which will only be reported once he limps from the public stage. The world's most powerful brain. “Those who wish us ill cannot function.” They don't realize it. ”
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the Department of Labor on December 16, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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In another post, he added: “I remain horrified that the world's biggest media coverage is not the ongoing mental deterioration of the President of the United States in the eyes of the entire world.”
“He definitely didn't remember his own name and was just mumbling,” podcast host Sean Farash said, later adding that Biden's defenders “used to call this 'cheap'. “They called it a 'fake' video.”
This isn't the first time Biden has appeared to forget someone's name while singing “Happy Birthday.”
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The president appeared to get Andrea Waters King's name wrong when he sang her birthday song at the National Action Network's annual meeting in January 2023 martin luther king jr. birthday breakfast.
“Well, in my family, we have a rule for wives: On someone's birthday, we sing Happy Birthday,” she sang to the wife of the civil rights leader's eldest son, Martin Luther King III. he said before starting.
Biden appeared to forget Dr. King's name in the final verse, but quickly moved on. He began the song as the audience chimed in, but appeared to back off when he got to her name, saying, “Happy birthday, dear Valen.”
“Well, turning 30 is hell, but you've got to be patient,” he joked.
FOX News' Hannah Panlec contributed to this report
