When President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, he quickly endorsed his VP, Kamala Harris, for the 2024 election. It must have been extremely difficult for him to learn that she lost to the same person that Biden himself managed to defeat just four years ago. A couple of days after Election Day, Biden addressed the United States, but his demeanor surprised everyone. He didn’t wear an expression of defeat on his face that most of us would have expected.
Instead, though many Democrats lacked hope at that moment, Biden told the nation on November 7th that although “Setbacks are unavoidable, giving up is unforgivable.” He stayed away from panic and fear in his rhetoric. Since many supporters were already filled with dread, the sitting president chose to stick with a message of hope instead.
However, many people online believe Biden isn’t just putting forth a manufactured message about hope—they think he’s actually happy and feeling good.
Someone on X captioned a clip of Biden speaking to the crowd and smiling, saying, “Joe Biden looks so happy right now.” Others said that Biden was relieved and happy to be leaving the White House during this divisive and controversial moment in US history.
Social media has strong opinions on Biden’s speech
Although he didn’t really say anything wrong, X users still roasted Biden for his supposedly joyful demeanor.
An X user joked, “Homie has a spring in his step!” Another said he was “unburdened by what has been” regarding Kamala Harris’ motto, “What can be, unburdened by what has been.” That phrase may not be the most accurate since what will be is most likely going to be burdened by what has happened in the past.
Some believe that Biden simply wants to keep faith through the lows and the highs America has faced, saying that we can’t love the country only when we win.
Though his sentiment that “we cannot love America only when we win” is a nice sentiment, it’s simply not enough to comfort much of the distraught nation at this time. Still, many users on X think that Biden’s speech was a positive development since the election news.
One person said, “This was an incredibly well-done speech by the President. I wish that it was the attitude over the past four years, but going forward, this is the way. Well done.”
Another called him “very Presidential at the end.” People shared different opinions about his big smile and words of hope… but one thing stood out.
Did Biden vote for Trump? Trump supporters think so
A conspiracy theory floating around says that Biden voted for the opposing party. We don’t know if this is true, but one person states that there’s a “high probability Joe Biden voted for Trump.”
One MAGA fan said, “First time I can be supportive of Biden, by his vote for Trump.”
This isn’t surprising news since fans of Donald Trump are often conspiracy theorists. And while this ridiculous rumor probably isn’t true, the reason why Biden was smiling throughout the speech is still a bit mysterious.