President Joe Biden opened up a can of cringe online after joking with his British counterpart Boris Johnson about what the two men “have in common.”
“I’m thrilled to be here. Thrilled to meet your wife,” Biden said, chatting with Johnson in front of media during his first visit to the UK as president on Thursday. “I told the prime minister we have something in common: we both married way above our stations,” he joked.
“I’m not – I’m not going to – I’m not going to descend from that one,” Johnson nervously replied as Biden laughed. “I’m not going to disagree with the president on that or indeed on anything else, I think highly likely,” he added before turning to the media for questions.
The exchange was caught on cameras and quickly went viral, with users not sure quite what to make of both men’s comments.
Some critics of Biden urged Johnson’s wife Carrie to “watch out” for the president amid his penchant for inappropriate behaviour around women other than his wife.
Others went after Johnson, asking “which" of the prime minister’s three wives Biden was referring to.
Others simply sought to express that they were creeped out by the exchange, or attacked Johnson for his display of deference to the American leader.