Joe Biden's Corvette Video
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Joe Biden's Corvette Video refers to an August 2020 video featuring 2020 presidential candidate Vice President Joe Biden talking about a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette. Some mocked the video, turning a moment in which Biden says, "God, could my dad drive a car. Oof." in a series of image macro memes.
Origin
On August 5th, 2020, Joe Biden tweeted, "There's been a lot of talk about my vetting process lately. Here’s an inside look." The video features Biden discussing a 1967 Corvette, rather than the vetting process for his vice-presidential candidate. The post received more than 4.1 million views, 116,000 likes and 34,000 retweets in less than two days (shown below).
There's been a lot of talk about my vetting process lately. Here’s an inside look: pic.twitter.com/tFRKJOE3hi
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 5, 2020
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Following the release of the video, people began reacting to it, with some criticizing the ad, saying it was confusing (examples below, left). Twitter[1] user @WalkerBragman tweeted, "America today: – 1 in 5 American workers are collecting unemployment – 5 million+ Americans have lost their health insurance – 28 million Americans face eviction…and Joe Biden cuts an ad with his ‘67 Corvette, a car worth roughly $118,000 on avg." The tweet received more than 525 likes and 230 retweets in less than two days (shown below, center). Some appreciated the ad. Twitter user @TVietor08 tweeted,[2] "This is excellent." The tweet received more than 9,700 likes and 1,000 retweets in less than two days (shown below, right).
On August 6th, Twitter[3] user @anatasiakeeley tweeted two screenshots from the video in which Biden says, "God, could my dad drive a car. Oof." They captioned the tweet, "What does this mean" (shown below). The tweet received more than 29,000 likes and 2,100 retweets in less than 24 hours (shown below).
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External References
[1] Twitter – @WalkerBragman's Tweet
[2] Twitter – @TVietor08's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @anastasiakeeley's Tweet
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Knackerman
Aug 07, 2020 at 07:15PM EDT
King Edgelord
Aug 09, 2020 at 02:08AM EDT