There’s an upside to being as gaffe-prone as President Joe Biden is: It’s been thus far impossible to pick a presidency-defining gaffe, if just because there are so many of them to choose from.
Presidents are usually attached to one line they shouldn’t have uttered, usually because it’s a lie. “I am not a crook.” “I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.” “Read my lips: No new taxes.” “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor.” “Brownie, you’re doing a heckuva job.”
However, picking a signature gaffe for Biden has been thus far elusive. It’s a bit like trying to find the most grammatically incorrect sentence ever uttered by Yoda. As if by design, the language that comes out of the president’s mouth is a jumble of slurred words, verbal infelicities, fake anecdotal puffery and, his latest hobby, ill-conceived diatribes against “MAGA Republicans.” How do you choose?
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I think we may finally have it, though — the gaffe that unifies all his other gaffes in just six words (and three asterisks): “No one f***s with a Biden.”
According to Business Insider, that quote was caught on a hot mic as he was speaking to Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy on Wednesday; the president was in Florida to survey the damage from Hurricane Ian.
Trending: Republican Congressional Candidate Flips the Script on Debate Moderator When Asked 'Is Joe Biden President?' Murphy thought this was an impressive quip: “Yeah, you’re g**d*** right,” he responded, before shaking hands with the president.
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