'Creepy Joe' Strikes Again as Biden's Selfies With Kids Likened to Horror Flick
09:46 GMT 27.11.2022 (Updated: 11:05 GMT 07.04.2025)
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From the “creepy” stage whisper used by Joe Biden on occasion, to seemingly shaking hands with thin air and appearing to be, on occasion, “lost”, America’s oldest serving president, now 80, is no stranger to blunders and offering up cringeworthy moments.
Joe Biden has been roasted by social media users after he took a moment out from his shopping in downtown Nantucket on “Small Business Saturday” for some “creepy” selfies with kids.
The US President was doing a spot of Thanksgiving shopping on the Massachusetts resort island together with his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, and his daughter Ashley.
As he heard excited cries of “There’s Joe!", "Oh my God", "Hi!”, Biden spotted some youngsters sitting in the Lemon Press Juice Shop. He wasted no time in ambling over, squatting down and pressing his face up against he window.
A social media post from a local media outlet showed the smiling faces of the youngsters with Biden’s face lurking in the background.
Twitter screenshot showing Joe Biden in selfie with kids outside Lemon Press restaurant, Nantucket.
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However, not everyone on social media found this close encounter endearing - and some netizens found it downright “creepy”.
“This is not normal. Stop trying to normalize this. If it was any other old man, you would all be freaking out, too,” fumed one Instagram* user.
Another comment recalled that, "They used to call that a peeping Tom in my day!”
Twitter users weren't slow to join in with the chorus of disapproval.
Twitter screenshot referencing Joe Biden's selfies with kids in Nantucket.
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Twitter screenshot referencing Joe Biden's selfies with kids in Nantucket in November 2022.
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Twitter screenshot referencing Joe Biden's selfies with kids in Nantucket in November 2022.
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Twitter screenshot referencing Joe Biden's selfies with kids in Nantucket in November 2022.
© Photo : Twitter
Twitter screenshot referencing Joe Biden's selfies with kids in Nantucket in November 2022.
© Photo : Twitter
This is not the first time Biden, America’s oldest incumbent president, has been described as "creepy". Known for everything from verbal blunders to bizarre behavior, the octogenarian POTUS has left many wondering just how mentally and physically fit he is to carry out his duties.
The Democrat has often been accused of displaying improper behavior around women and children, with several women accusing the official of kissing and touching them without their consent over the years.
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