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Biden shakes hands with Schumer, IMMEDIATELY forgets he just shook hands with Schumer, gets torched on Twitter
August 09, 2022
'We're the laughingstock of the world'
Amid a stirring speech about why our inflation-stricken country is now pumping more than $50 billion into "semiconductor chips," President Joe Biden took a moment to shake hands with his big-spending pal Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) — despite having just coughed repeatedly into his hand, but don't worry, the president on Monday tested negative for COVID-19 — but then suffered an embarrassing viral moment when he almost immediately offered to shake hands with Schumer again, appearing to have forgotten that he had just done so.
Biden attempted to hide his faux pas with a weird "I-was-just-wiping-the-drool-off-my-chin" type of maneuver, but it was far too late. Twitter sees all.
\u201c\ud83e\udd14\u201d— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1660055208
This was not the first time the president has been spotted trying to shake hands with thin air.
\u201c@RNCResearch Remember this\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\nhttps://t.co/DvCxBV0ddQ\u201d— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1660055208
\u201c@realDailyWire Another day, another instance of Dr. Jill's elder abuse. Oh well.\u201d— Daily Wire (@Daily Wire) 1660055626
\u201c@RNCResearch Good lord . . . He forgot after 2 seconds that Schumer shook his hand first. We are in such a mess. \n\nThanks Biden voters, you're really a special group.\u201d— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1660055208
\u201c@realDailyWire @J_TheFourth its beyond an embarrassment.\u201d— Daily Wire (@Daily Wire) 1660055626
\u201c@redsteeze Also the 79 year old president who has had COVID six times shakes hands and then immediately touches his mouth.\u201d— Stephen L. Miller (@Stephen L. Miller) 1660055656
\u201c@realDailyWire It's a shame on all of those who willfully ignore this just so he keeps the POTUS seat warm.\u201d— Daily Wire (@Daily Wire) 1660055626
\u201c@realDailyWire I like how he tried to cover it up by rubbing his chin like nothing happened.\u201d— Daily Wire (@Daily Wire) 1660055626
\u201c@PatriotJ20 @RNCResearch So embarrassing. We're the laughing stock of the world.\u201d— RNC Research (@RNC Research) 1660055208
\u201cThis is fine.\u201d— TheBlaze (@TheBlaze) 1660057875
In case you missed it, here was our super competent commander in chief just yesterday:
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