If President Joe BIden’s uninspiring performance in the first 2024 presidential debate has Democrats worried, his wife’s cringey pat on the back afterward did nothing to help.
In fact, First Lady Jill Biden’s praise of the feeble 81-year-old’s debate performance and calling former President Donald Trump a liar triggered strong reactions on social media where many users recoiled at the optics.
“Joe you did such a great job! You answered every question, you knew all the facts,” she said before a cheering crowd as her husband stood by with a frozen grin.
“What did Trump do? Lie!” she led the crowd, shouting into the microphone.
My kindergarten teacher congratulating me after I finished last
Jill Biden just gave the most cringe intro for Joe Biden after the debate:
“Joe you did such a great job.. What did Trump do? LIE..” 😳 pic.twitter.com/Dw2FGjvIYJ
— WaifuMetacafe (@Waifu_metacafe) June 28, 2024
In one after another reaction on X, the word “cringe” was used to describe Jill Biden’s moment of praise for the president.
Video of the president being led off the debate stage by his wife seemed to reinforce all the worries.
“She should have used a wheelchair,” snarked radio host Bo Snerdley.
Watch Joe Biden get escorted off the stage! What a stark contrast between how Trump left the stage and how Biden is exiting. #debate pic.twitter.com/Um9xhPAyMs
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) June 28, 2024
And that came on the heels of what even Biden’s supporters think was a disastrous performance in Atlanta, Georgia. Though some chose to ignore the facts, like  Vice President Kamala Harris, who told CNN, “It was a slow start but a strong finish.”
😂😂😂😂😂
This is the best The NY Times can come up with !!!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Live Debate Updates: Biden Struggles as Trump Delivers Misleading Attacks https://t.co/Au7fD3E4mk
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) June 28, 2024
CNN’s own flash poll showed Biden solidly trounced by Trump. Viewers of the debate weighed in and 67% saw Trump as the winner at the end of the night with only 33% who believed Biden won the debate.
— 🇺🇸Niko👑 (@Niko_Capone_) June 28, 2024
Former CNN commentator Chris Cilizza called it a “disaster” which Snerdley found “very telling.”
Okay. This is very telling. https://t.co/LkjU8A7a2l
— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) June 28, 2024
CNN is trashing Biden – (while still trying to trash Trump)
Biden solidified the idea – they are seeing a president that can’t do this for another four years – this is his base.— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) June 28, 2024
Apparently still in a state of delusion, Biden told reporters after the debate “I think we did well.”
Reporters at an Atlanta area Waffle House asked if he had any concerns about how he did, and the president replied, “No it’s hard to debate a liar, New York Times pointed how he lied 26 times. Big lies.”
While Democrats and the Biden team scramble to spin the disaster into something it was not, Americans can’t be persuaded to not believe their own eyes.
Just saw someone asking if Joe Biden could make it four more years.
They should be asking – can he last until November.— Bo Snerdley (@BoSnerdley) June 28, 2024