President Joe Biden recently used his appearance at the Gridiron Club Dinner Saturday evening and took a shot at former President Donald Trump. He attempted to turn the tables on the age-old query which is haunting his reelection via NY Post.
“One candidate is too old, mentally unfit to be president. The other’s me,” Biden, 81, said during his 10-minute speech at the white-tie media event.
It is noted that the jabs come as Biden and his campaign have aimed to put more of a highlight on Trump’s verbal mistakes andmishaps.
Earlier in the week, both Trump, and Biden locked down enough delegates to clinch their respective parties’ nominations to be standard bearers for president.
Polling has pegged widespread voter unease about Biden’s age. Last month, for example, an ABC News/Ipsos poll found that 86% of voters feel he is too old for another turn.
It is noted that earlier this month, he dropped a feisty State of the Union address that his allies claim belied narratives about infirmity.
“Even the press has to admit, I crushed it,” Biden said, per the Wall Street Journal. “The expectations were so low, I just had to show up and remember who the president is.”
The Gridiron Club, an organization of journalists primarily based out of Washington, DC, holds an annual dinner that invites presidents to attend. This event is typically a lighthearted affair that includes comedic sketches.
The club was founded in 1885 and almost every president since then has attended at least one of these events. Recently, President Biden addressed the annual gathering for the first time during his presidency. During the dinner, Trump was not the only target of Biden’s jokes and humorous remarks.
“The Republicans would rather fail at impeachment than succeed at anything else,” Biden chided at one point.
“Republicans were going to do a skit tonight,” Biden went on, according to the Wall Street Journal. “But they couldn’t get a speaker.”
At one point, he skewered Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, taking aim at his height.
“We’re committed to helping the little guy,” Biden jabbed, according to the Daily Mail, “Ron DeSantis, but he won’t take our calls.”
