(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Joe Biden appeared confused and disoriented during a Thursday ceremony in France commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day, nearly collapsing at one point.
Viral video footage captured Biden alongside first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte. As Biden shook Macron’s hand, he suddenly bent over, seemingly inspecting something on the ground.
On social media, however, the consensus was clear as to what Biden appeared, at least, to be doing.
Speculation that the 81-year-old Democrat leader had defecated himself would not be an isolated incident. He reportedly had to cut short a 2021 audience with Pope Francis I due to a bathroom emergency. Not long afterward, while attending the COP26 conference in Glasgow, the president reportedly broke wind in the company of Camilla Parker–Bowles, who was duchess of Cornwall at the time.
“It was long and loud and impossible to ignore,” a source told the Daily Mail of the incident, which occurred while Biden was making small talk with the future British queen. “Camilla hasn’t stopped talking about it.”
Biden also has gone viral multiple times for videos that appeared to show him in a compromising squat, including one last month as he was en route from the White House to board Air Force One, which prompted first lady Jill Biden to hang her head in shame and walk away without him.
Every parent knows this stance and face. Biden pooped himself again. pic.twitter.com/6bB8b4Tv7e
— Nathan Hale (@MrNateHale) May 4, 2024
On Thursday, however, there was little onlookers could do but stand by, aghast, until the awkward moment passed.
For roughly 12 seconds, Biden remained bent over while his hands shook, appearing lost. “Distinguished guests, please welcome the honorable Lloyd Austin,” announced an orator, likely referring to the secretary of Defense.
During this time, Biden stayed bent over as the first lady placed her hand over her mouth seemingly in concern.
Notably, before the event, Jill Biden had assisted the president in walking toward a stage as Macron greeted World War II veterans.
Jill, Ed.D., escorts Joe Biden out as French President Macron stays behind to greet veterans pic.twitter.com/n4rpRgdbv5
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 6, 2024
Biden’s perplexing behavior at the ceremony comes as voter concerns about his age continue to rise.
Biden is facing a vigorous campaign from former President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. Several polls show Trump leading in the run-up to the 2024 election.
On Wednesday, the Trump campaign released an ad highlighting Biden’s verbal gaffes and perceived cognitive decline.
The ad opens with a clip of Biden saying, “I’m not a young guy, that’s no secret.” It then transitions to a montage of Biden stumbling, falling, appearing confused, poking his nose, and looking disoriented.
The ad concludes with the iconic “Trump Make America Great Again! 2024” logo.
Hilarious new Trump ad on Biden’s age 🤣
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 6, 2024
As recently as April, Biden has falsely smeared Trump by referring to a debunked Atlantic story that claimed the GOP leader had referred to war vets as “suckers and losers” after Trump was forced to reroute a helicopter due to inclement weather, missing a scheduled visit to France’s Aisne-Marne American Cemetery to pay respects to the 2,000 U.S. troops buried there.
A delusional Biden randomly starts SCREAMING as he recounts the debunked "suckers and losers" hoax (again).
Biden is NOT well. pic.twitter.com/fiRgiNhix2
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 16, 2024
Biden claimed to have taken personal umbrage on account of his son Beau’s National Guard service, which included seven months on active duty as a military lawyer in Iraq. His other son, Hunter, served in the U.S. Navy but was given an “administrative discharge” due to cocaine use.
“I have to say, there a lot of things Donald Trump has said and done that I find extremely offensive,” Biden ranted during a campaign stop in his native Scranton, Pennsylvania. “But one that offends me the most is when he refused as president to visit an American cemetery outside of Paris when he was president.”
Arguably, though, when it comes to dishonoring military veterans, Trump’s inclement weather scandal now pales in comparison with Biden’s latest s**tstorm.
Headline USA’s Ben Sellers contributed to this report.
