The moment came after the 83-year-old launched one of his strongest public attacks on Trump since leaving office.
Former US President Joe Biden briefly appeared to struggle to find the right way off stage after delivering a blistering speech attacking President Donald Trump at the Maryland Democratic Party’s “Fight and Win” summit on Saturday.At the conclusion of his remarks, Biden looked to the side of the stage for direction, pointed in two different directions as he sought confirmation, and then walked out with his back to the audience after being guided in the right direction.The moment came after the 83-year-old defended his presidency and launched one of his strongest public attacks on Trump since leaving office.During his speech at the event near Baltimore, Biden criticized Trump’s foreign and domestic policies, accusing him of pursuing “vanity projects” and corruption.“It’s not just his vanity projects — tearing down the East Wing of the White House to make room for his ballroom. Putting his name on the Kennedy Center. Building an arch in his honor. Even hiring his own pool guy to fix the reflecting pool. What a loser,” Biden said.
Biden intensifies his criticism of Trump
According to CNN, the 10-minute speech marked one of Biden’s harshest criticisms of Trump since leaving office. He accused the current administration of corruption and criticized plans to compensate people involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.
“The complex reflects something worse than the narcissism and incompetence at the heart of this administration,” Biden said. “It’s corruption, corruption, brazen, blatant corruption. Corruption on a scale unprecedented in American history in any administration.”
Biden also urged Democrats to remain engaged despite being out of power.“To everyone who loves our country, my message tonight is clear and simple: Stand up, motherfuckers.
Get up now. Keep up this fight!” he told his supporters.
It comes days after another on-stage moment
The appearance followed another widely discussed public event earlier in the week during the opening of former President Barack Obama’s Presidential Library in Chicago, where Biden, according to the New York Post, appeared unsure at the end of the ceremony and shouted: “Where’s my granddaughter?” Before being guided by former First Lady Jill Biden.Biden relied on a teleprompter during his speech on Saturday, coughing several times early in his remarks and squinting at times while reading.
The former president remains active despite health battle
Biden has continued to make public appearances and speak at Democratic events even as he navigates a difficult post-presidency.Many Democrats remain frustrated with his handling of the 2024 election, while recent polls show his popularity is at its lowest level since leaving office.The former president is also undergoing treatment for stage 4 prostate cancer that has spread to his bones.He is receiving radiation and hormone therapy while also working on his presidential memoir and continuing fundraising efforts for his future presidential library.Before Saturday’s speech, Biden met with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Sen. Chris Van Hollen, both considered potential Democratic contenders in the 2028 presidential election.