Ukraine actually elected a comedian to be its president. America appears to have elected a president who wants to be a comedian — at one of the most inappropriate and horrendous moments in the recent past.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden again made a “joke” related to the massacre on Monday at the Covenant Christian Academy, a K-6 school in Nashville.
Fox News reported that as he met with reporters outside the White House, Biden was asked about a comment by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
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Hawley suggested that the mass shooting, carried out by a woman who identified as a man, was a hate crime targeting Christians and should be investigated as such.
With a goofy grin, Biden replied, “Well, I probably don’t then.” Which suggested he disagreed because a Republican made the observation.
He then added, “No, I’m joking. I have no idea.”
The Free Press reported on Tuesday that Biden first joked around after teh shooting at a White House event.
He greeted the audience by saying, “My name is Joe Biden. I’m Dr. Jill Biden’s husband.”
Biden then said, “And I eat Jeni’s ice cream — chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream. I’ve got a whole refrigerator full upstairs. You think I’m kidding? I’m not.”
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After mentioning how “sick” and nightmarish the shooting was, he returned to the ice cream theme.
“The businesses represented in this room stretch across industries, from restaurants to architectural firms to hardware stores, plus Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream. And by the way — by the way, it is splendid,” said Biden.
“If I were allowed to take you upstairs, you got a whole freezer full of Jeni’s chocolate chip ice cream,” Biden continued. “You know it’s pretty dull when you’ve been in public life as long as I have and you’re known for two things: chocolate chip ice cream and Ray-Bans sunglasses, but what the hell.”
On Tuesday, Hawley responded to Biden’s comment about not agreeing with him, saying on Twitter, “What a disgrace.”
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