Lame duck President Biden and First Girl Jill Biden ignored a beaming Vice President Kamala Harris — who was applauding enthusiastically for the couple — as they entered the Kennedy Heart Honors to a standing ovation, awkward video exhibits.
The Bidens didn’t greet or acknowledge Harris as they entered the forty seventh Kennedy Heart Honors, at the same time as they took a spot standing proper subsequent to the vice chairman her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
Clips of the awkward snub shortly started circulating on X, with social media customers remarking how the couple even averted eye contact with Harris and Emhoff.
“Jill and Joe Biden are refusing to even look at Kamala Harris tonight,” the favored X account Finish Wokeness wrote alongside a clip, which had been seen greater than 780,000 occasions as of early Monday.
A number of different social media commentators additionally joked concerning the uncomfortable interplay, with many quipping that the Bidens should have “voted for President Trump,” who gained the 2024 presidential election in a landslide victory over the Democrats final month.
Different critics mentioned it appeared the often upbeat Democrats have been divided and in despair, remarking, “What happened to the joy?”
“Can you blame them[?] Best case scenario she convinced him she would win, worst case the[y] ousted him so she could run. Either way, they probably feel robbed,” a social media commentator wrote.
One other merely added: “I love how awkward it is for them.”
The uneasy trade happened Sunday night time on the Kennedy Heart Honors, an annual occasion recognizing artists who’ve made an influence within the US.
This yr’s occasion was hosted by Queen Latifah on the John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Honorees included members of the Grateful Lifeless, Bonnie Raitt, Francis Ford Coppola, amongst others.
