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Joe Biden's Evil Smirk
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About
Joe Biden's Evil Smirk or Joe Biden Turning and Smiling refers to memes about jokes about President Joe Biden responding to a question about Donald Trump considering himself to be a "political prisoner" with a slow, somewhat menacing smile. The viral video was shared online in late May and early June 2024, primarily among Republicans who viewed Biden's expression as "evil" and others who found his smirk to be funny.
Origin
On May 31st, 2024, The Spectator Index[1] posted a showing Joe Biden addressing the media and walking away from the podium as someone asks him to comment on Donald Trump's claim that he is a "political prisoner." Biden can be seen pausing and turning his head before smiling slowly and wordlessly.
MEDIA: President Biden being asked about Donald Trump describing himself as a 'political prisoner' pic.twitter.com/q16iF5cMyZ
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) May 31, 2024
Online Reactions
Various conservatives reacted negatively to Biden's smile after it received news coverage, with reporter Sage Steele[2] writing, "Honestly, I rarely use the word evil to describe another human being but….." on May 31st, 2024, and gathering over 20,000 likes in three days (seen below).
Later on May 31st, the Trump campaign[3] used Biden's smile in a campaign video that paired the footage with a slogan that read, "It's time to fire Biden." The post gathered over 6,000 likes in three days (seen below).
🚨🚨🚨Exclusive !!! The face of corruption. pic.twitter.com/IAvDv7X5ie
— Chris LaCivita (@LaCivitaC) May 31, 2024
Other internet users had ambivalent reactions to Biden's smile, with many finding humor in the clip. For example, X[4] user @DeadMansRequiem reposted the video on May 31st with the caption, "LMFAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOO," gathering over 250,000 likes in three days (seen below, left). Also that day, X[5] user @C_hoffmanni reposted the video with the caption, "Me taking one last look at the party before leaving the gas stove on and leaving," gathering over 19,000 likes in three days (seen below, right).
On May 31st, 2024, X[6] user @BritneyTheStan posted a video comparing Biden's smile to Britney Spears looking back and smiling, gathering over 1,000 likes in three days (seen below).
President Biden recreated this viral Britney Spears meme in response to Donald Trump’s conviction pic.twitter.com/hdrmCogpUH
— Britney Stan 🌹 (@BritneyTheStan) June 1, 2024
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External References
[1] X – spectatorindex
[2] X – sagesteele
[4] X – DeadMansRequiem
[5] X – C_hoffmanni
[6] X – BritneyTheStan
