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Netizens noticed White House members ignoring US President Joe Biden at an event on Tuesday.
As part of the anniversary celebration of the Affordable Care Act, former US President Barack Obama visited his old residence for the first time in five years.
Although there were important matters to discuss at the event, journalists could not help but notice the POTUS being ignored by his staff as they swarmed Obama.
Obama’s signature legislation Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, works to expand private and public health insurance. It celebrated its 12th anniversary last month.
After the event, Obama retweeted a picture of himself and Biden, which was originally posted on the President’s official Twitter account. The tweet reads:
Hours before Obama tweeted, a video of a forlorn Biden getting snubbed by White House staff on stage went viral. In the video, Biden can be seen walking around by himself while audience members, including Senator Amy Klobuchar, surrounded Obama.
The Republican National Committee’s Research Twitter page took the opportunity to take a dig at the President. They posted a video of the incident with a caption that read:
"Literaly no one wants to talk to Joe Biden."
Republican candidate for the House of Representatives from California, John Dennis, replied to the tweet saying:
"Biden desperately tried to get Obama's attention" - Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson on viral incident
Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson also aired the video during a segment of his show. He implied that President Joe Biden was not paid attention to because Obama initially ignored him.
Carlson said:
“That is the President of the United States in his own house, shunned, nobody would talk to him. So Biden wondered off looking vacant as he crowd-formed around former president Barack Obama, who was obviously deeply grateful for the attention.”
He continued:
“Biden desperately tried to get Obama's attention, he puts his hand on Obama's shoulder and he even calls him Barack like they are friends. But Obama blows him off, he acts like Biden is not even there. Ask yourself if you have ever in your life seen anything sadder than this.”
Twitter reactions to Joe Biden-Barack Obama incident
Republicans unsurprisingly made fun of Joe Biden for the incident. However, many netizens also joined in on the fun.
A few social media users expressed sympathy for the President, while others found the situation hilarious. Here are some reactions to the incident:
President Biden warmly welcomed Obama to the White House during Tuesday's event. He jokingly introduced himself as “Joe Biden, Barack Obama’s Vice President.”
Obama played along with the act by addressing his friend as “Vice President Biden.” He later clarified that it “was a joke.”
At the end of the event, Biden signed an order to boost health insurance for lower-income workers through Obamacare.
