Try as he might to act like an invulnerable tough guy, President Joe Biden simply can’t stop himself from being the butt of every joke — particularly jokes told by his predecessor, former President Donald Trump.
As previously reported, early Saturday morning the president made international headlines by losing his balance while on his bike and crashing to the ground like a felled 79-year-old oak tree.
‘How could Putin do this!?’ Reaction rolls in as news of Biden falling off bike spreads https://t.co/zcFx3DEg8M pic.twitter.com/dUUPF4EvdL
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) June 18, 2022
Despite the president’s age and his history of falling, the White House tried to play it off afterward by declaring in a statement that he was just fine.
“[H]is foot got caught on the pedal while dismounting and he is fine. No medical attention is needed. The President looks forward to spending the rest of the day with his family,” a White House official said.
When pressed later that afternoon about his condition, the president tried to play it off as well by hopping up and down repeatedly to prove to reporters that he was just fine.
The “jig,” as some are calling it, was performed after a reporter asked, “Mr. President, how are you feeling?”
The reporter pressed the president on his health condition as he exited an evening church service.
Watch:
President @JoeBiden departs church Saturday evening and motions that he’s doing fine after falling over on his bike. pic.twitter.com/JwLhSmcXTP
— Nikki Schwab (@NikkiSchwab) June 18, 2022
The president may be fine physically, perhaps, but reputationally, he’s got problems. Because besides prompting international headlines, the fall heard across the world also triggered an avalanche of scorching memes, including one from Trump.
Watch:
BREAKING: Donald Trump has responded to the Biden Bike video on Truth Social. pic.twitter.com/NiSCAykj8w
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2022
His eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., got in on the action as well.
Look:
I’m not sure there’s ever been a more perfect metaphor for the current state of our country than Biden falling off his bike while standing still for literally no reason. pic.twitter.com/4ByBOHJdEa
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 18, 2022
Many others also got in on it.
Look:
Look a little closer and you will see what caused Joe Biden to fall off his bike today…. #meme pic.twitter.com/s6PQIyfl9E
— Drew Hernandez (@DrewHLive) June 18, 2022
— Don Julio’s other brother (@010011000111abc) June 18, 2022
Biden gets a new bike for Father’s Day. pic.twitter.com/pvlv4t9kW7
— Ole (@RogueOle) June 18, 2022
Biden right back out on his bike after his collapse this morning pic.twitter.com/bONAeNfVmI
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 18, 2022
Yep. The memes don’t lie. Biden IS weak. pic.twitter.com/HHBa6WmRqc
— Ellen Streiff ✝️ (@EllenStreiff) June 18, 2022
No Biden didn’t fall off the bike he fell while holding the bike pic.twitter.com/M9QmW4wh3D
— Bear Market (@russian_market) June 18, 2022
When Joe Biden falls off the bike pic.twitter.com/lTCcHfuAnb
— Bear Market (@russian_market) June 18, 2022
When Biden becomes the meme pic.twitter.com/NTWOSv38Af
— Stalingrad & Poorski (@Stalingrad_Poor) June 18, 2022
Crashing pic.twitter.com/cA41q6gomQ
— Jorge Villalobos 🇺🇸🇲🇽 FJB 🤢 (@Strawhats4ever) June 18, 2022
And just like that Ridin’ with Biden has a whole new meaning now
— Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) June 18, 2022
The president has essentially become the butt of every joke, and no amount of tough guy antics like hopping up and down like a kangaroo will fix this.
Trump for his part did later show a little love by wishing the president well.
“I hope he has recovered, because, as you know, he fell off his bicycle today,” he said while speaking during an event that evening in Memphis.
Ironically, his sincere remark triggered laughter, prompting him to briefly chide the audience: “No, I’m serious. I hope he’s OK. He fell off a bicycle,” he said.
“I make this pledge to you today: I will never ever ride a bicycle,” he then quipped more in self-mockery than in an attack on Biden.
“No, but we do hope that Biden’s OK because that was a hard fall — that was scary. That was hard. Did anybody see it? Well, we wish him well,” he added.
Trump Speaks at the American Freedom Tour in Memphis
Donald J. Trump speaks at the American Freedom Tour in Memphis, TN.
Posted by Washington Examiner on Saturday, June 18, 2022
Biden’s latest fall is one of many, many, many falls.
About a month ago, he stumbled again while boarding Air Force One.
Watch:
A year earlier in March of 2021, he made international headlines when he stumbled three times in a row while boarding Air Force One.
Watch:
Following the president’s triple-stumble, former senior Trump administration official Stephen Miller warned that these gaffes and stumbles pose a national security threat to the United States.
Speaking on Fox News, he explained that America’s adversaries, from Russia to China, are watching all this.
They’re seeing “the president of our country, who’s unable to get through even a softball interview without a cheat sheet, who falls down not once, not twice, but three times going up a flight of stairs,” Miller said.
But he cautioned that he wasn’t saying this to make fun of Biden or laugh at his expense. He was saying it because it really is a problem when you have the president of the United States slipping and falling three times while trying to board Air Force One.
“It’s sad to watch. I take no pleasure in it. … This isn’t to be funny. This is extremely serious,” he said.
Former Trump adviser warns Biden’s gaffes becoming a “national security crisis” after Air Force One stumble https://t.co/PmG1x9hySo pic.twitter.com/DhtgjMxm5y
— Conservative News (@BIZPACReview) March 20, 2021
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