Biden Dazed and Confused in France on June 6, 2024

[Luvnit2]

Another appearance, more issues with Biden showing his lack of mental acuity. He has had a bad few weeks showing the narrative he is not fit for office is accurate.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-perpetual-state-confusion-display-normandy-amid-rising-cognitive-questions

Biden's 'perpetual state of confusion' on display in Normandy amid rising cognitive questions
At one point during the D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony the president appeared confused about whether it was time to sit down

The Republican National Committee (RNC) research division posted several videos on X that appeared to show President Biden in "a perpetual state of confusion" following his speech in Normandy on Thursday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.

The RNC research account, which is managed by former President Trump's campaign and the RNC, rattled off several posts on X of the president in Normandy, with one video showing Biden bending down at one point, seeming to be uncertain whether it was time to sit down.

"Awkward," the RNC captioned the video.

In part of Biden's speech to D-Day veterans, he appeared to misspeak while urging allies to support Ukraine in its war against Russia, saying that hundreds of thousands of Russian military personnel were killed in Ukraine.

"They've suffered tremendous losses with Russia – the numbers are staggering, 350,000 Russian troops dead or wounded," he said.

Later, Biden claimed in an ABC interview with David Muir that he's known Vladimir Putin "for over 40 years," notwithstanding the fact that Putin served as an undercover KGB intelligence officer for the Soviet Union throughout the entire 1980s.

"I’ve known him for over 40 years. He’s concerned me for 40 years. He’s not a decent man," Biden told Muir.

Another video showed Biden walking off with his wife, Jill, as the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, continued to greet and chat with World War II veterans. In a hot mic moment, Biden appeared to say to Macron, "My advance team said I gotta be the first one to leave," in another video capturing the interaction.

Questions about Biden's mental acuity circulated this week after The Wall Street Journal's bombshell report that interviewed 45 lawmakers and administration officials about Biden's mental performance.

Biden, 81, is the oldest person to hold the presidency and has faced skepticism from voters and Republican lawmakers about his ability to do his job. Many Republicans and even some Democrats said the president showed his age in private meetings.

Most of the people interviewed by the outlet who were critical of Biden's performance were Republicans, although some Democrats said the president showed his age in several exchanges. These interviewees participated in meetings with Biden or were briefed on them contemporaneously, including administration officials and other Democrats who did not express concerns about how the president handled the meetings.

[SunsetBengal]

Oh, it was probably just jet lag, indigestion or something..

[StoneTheCrow]

Eh, apparently this is just what happens anytime he’s not behind a closed door.

[FormerlyBengalRugby]

If he is sharp as a tack, and has boundless energy, per the democrat staff and compatriots, what does that say about their energy and acuteness?

I read he did the French kiss thing, not tongue, but both sides of the cheeks, to all the soldiers, except the black ones?

Trying to find video to confirm? Why would he do that?

[SunsetBengal]

(06-06-2024, 07:27 PM)FormerlyBengalRugby Wrote: If he is sharp as a tack, and has boundless energy, per the democrat staff and compatriots, what does that say about their energy and acuteness?

I read he did the French kiss thing, not tongue, but both sides of the cheeks, to all the soldiers, except the black ones?

Trying to find video to confirm? Why would he do that?

Now I'm wondering if he said "Oui" after each kiss, or just went "Oui, Oui!" at the conclusion?

[FormerlyBengalRugby]

(06-06-2024, 07:35 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Now I'm wondering if he said "Oui" after each kiss, or just went "Oui, Oui!" at the conclusion?

But did he sniff their hair and shake hands with those who had fallen?

Of just acknowledge they were present at the event?

I should not make fun of the seriously impaired.

My apologies.

How do they still trot him out in public?

[GMDino]

So maybe...or maybe...

https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/jun/06/fact-checking-viral-claims-about-joe-biden-at-d-da/

Quote:Fact-checking viral claims about Joe Biden at D-Day anniversary event

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U.S. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, walk onstage June 6, 2024, during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. (AP)



By Kwasi Gyamfi AsieduJune 6, 2024

By Sara SwannJune 6, 2024
President Joe Biden commemorated the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion in Normandy, France, with a warning that democracy worldwide is at risk. Not long after his June 6 speech, social media users circulated edited video clips of Biden, claiming the president sat in an "imaginary chair," had a bowel movement and left the event prematurely.


The event’s full video does not support these claims; neither do news reports or posts from people who attended. But the claims spread rapidly online, racking up tens of millions of views.


Here’s how the baseless narratives emerged and spread, and how the D-Day anniversary event unfolded, based on journalists’ pool reports and longer videos of the event.


PolitiFact contacted the White House for comment on the viral claims but received no response.


How an ‘awkward’ squat led to baseless explanations
Social media users across X, Instagram and Facebook shared a 13-second clip of Biden at the event in which Biden shakes hands with Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, then turns away and bends slightly, as if to sit. When no one else moves to sit, Biden pauses, shifting halfway between standing and sitting. At the end of the clip, an announcer welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to the stage.


@RNCResearch, an X account run by the Republican National Committee and former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, appeared to be one of the first social media accounts to share the clip on X at 7:55 a.m. Eastern Time. It was captioned: "Awkward."


Many other users’ posts credited @RNCResearch as their source when resharing the video clip. The RNC Research account has shared misleadingly edited videos of Biden before.


By the afternoon of June 6, the words "pooping" and "invisible chair" were trending on X.


Jeanine Pirro, who co-hosts "The Five" on Fox News, shared on X the same clip of Biden half sitting and said, "Our commander-and-chief trying to sit in an imaginary chair on stage in front of the entire world. Lights on, but Biden’s not home. Embarrassing is an understatement. ... THERE IS NO CHAIR." 


The post was later removed.

(Screenshot of Jeanine Pirro's deleted post on X.)


Commentator Dave Rubin echoed the claim on X in a post that drew more than 2 million views, saying, "Pooping or sitting in an invisible chair?" 


In the clip, black chairs can be seen behind the Bidens and Macrons as Joe Biden begins to sit. Seconds later, in the full video, everyone onstage takes a seat, including Joe Biden;  everyone has a chair.

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron react June 6, 2024, during a commemorative ceremony to mark D-Day 80th anniversary at the U.S. cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. (AP)


Other X users with blue-check-mark accounts claimed the clip showed the president "pooped his pants." 
Tim Pool, a podcast host and conservative commentator,  shared the clip twice in five minutes and said Biden soiled himself. Pool’s posts collectively received almost 4 million views just four hours after they were shared.


In the full video of the event, at about the 4-hour and 16-minute mark, Joe and Jill Biden and Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron sit down seconds after the abbreviated clip ends. About 10 minutes later, Austin’s speech ends and Biden’s speech starts.


Claims that Biden left the event prematurely
Another misleading video stems from a different moment from the same event. In the 33-second clip being shared online, Joe and Jill Biden walk offstage, and the camera pivots to show Emmanuel Macron talking and shaking hands with veterans.


Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, a conservative group advocating for limited government, shared this clip on X and wrote, "Yikes! At an Omaha Beach event honoring the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion, Dr. Jill Biden quickly escorts Joe Biden away leaving a seemingly perplexed French President Emmanuel Macron to honor WW2 veterans alone."


Another X user shared the clip and wrote, "Joe Biden is whisked away mid ceremony by his wife/handler, while French President Macron was left to greet Veterans by himself." This post was viewed more than 2 million times.


In the full video of the event, just before the 4 hour and 53-minute mark, Joe Biden is seen shaking hands with five veterans onstage and  greeting several veterans at the beginning and during the ceremony. Afterward, he and Jill Biden exit the stage. 


When the camera turns to Emmanuel Macron, he walks over to a veteran in the crowd to shake his hand. Macron talks and shakes hands with another veteran before joining his wife and exiting the stage, about two minutes after the Bidens exited.


PolitiFact Researcher Caryn Baird and Audience Engagement Producer Ellen Hine contributed to this report.


RELATED: How misinformers manufacture and embellish embarrassing presidential moments

[Arturo Bandini]

This is clearly a malevolent edit because I watched it and he was like normal.

His speech was great. Maybe not the greatest the world has ever seen but definitely decent.

[GMDino]

(06-07-2024, 03:50 AM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: This is clearly a malevolent edit because I watched it and he was like normal.

His speech was great. Maybe not the greatest the world has ever seen but definitely decent.

Shhh.  They are enjoying themselves.  Like when I go see a superhero movie.  Difference is I leave and know it wasn't real.

[Belsnickel]

Well, I think we know who actually shit the bed on this one.

[Luvnit2]

(06-06-2024, 06:47 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: Oh, it was probably just jet lag, indigestion or something..

He landed and put a lid on immediately. So, he should have plenty of rest the night before.

He said watch him, we are, and he has trouble delivering 5 minute remarks.

I just saw a poll showed 70% wanted both Trump and Biden to take a drug test prior to the debate later this month and in September.

[GMDino]

(06-07-2024, 12:52 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I just saw a poll showed 70% wanted both Trump and Biden to take a drug test prior to the debate later this month and in September.

I'm all for the drug tests.  Then publicly release all the details.

[Sociopathicsteelerfan]

(06-07-2024, 12:52 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: He landed and put a lid on immediately. So, he should have plenty of rest the night before.

He said watch him, we are, and he has trouble delivering 5 minute remarks.

I just saw a poll showed 70% wanted both Trump and Biden to take a drug test prior to the debate later this month and in September.

After the debate is when you want it, not before.  Unless you're talking a blood test.

[Luvnit2]

(06-07-2024, 03:50 AM)Arturo Bandini Wrote: This is clearly a malevolent edit because I watched it and he was like normal.

His speech was great. Maybe not the greatest the world has ever seen but definitely decent.

Can you call remarks of less than 1 hour a speech? You say it was great. He uses a teleprompter yet confuses Ukranian soldiers' deaths with Russian deaths.

To me, that alone is a huge mistake.

Can he get through any remarks without a mistake or a lie? He said he knew Putin when he was a member of the KGB, either a lie or a real problem.

He is digressing each day, and it is on display for all to see. He said watch him, so people are, and polling says he is too old for 4 more years. 

[*pally*]

(06-07-2024, 01:00 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Can you call remarks of less than 1 hour a speech? You say it was great. He uses a teleprompter yet confuses Ukranian soldiers' deaths with Russian deaths.

To me, that alone is a huge mistake.

Can he get through any remarks without a mistake or a lie? He said he knew Putin when he was a member of the KGB, either a lie or a real problem.

He is digressing each day, and it is on display for all to see. He said watch him, so people are, and polling says he is too old for 4 more years. 

The Gettysbug Address:-2 minutes with 272 words

FDR's 1st Inauguartion Speech: 20 minutes
Kennedy's Inauguration Speech: 15 minutes 31 second
MLK': I Have a Dream Speech: 17 minutes
Regan's Berlin Wall Speech: 26 minutes
Regan's Speech for 40th D-day Anniversary: 26 minutes

Name one memorable speech lasting over an hour

People remember short and sweet.  A speech over an hour is quickly forgotten and usually says nothing.

Biden has never been known as a great speech maker...so no, he is always likely to make a mistake.

Biden and Trump will be side by side in several weeks...I'll be willing to put Joe Biden up against a man who can't answer direct questions with complete sentences.

[Luvnit2]

(06-06-2024, 10:16 PM)GMDino Wrote: So maybe...or maybe...

https://www.politifact.com/article/2024/jun/06/fact-checking-viral-claims-about-joe-biden-at-d-da/

My OP mentioned nothing of viral social views. I simply stated the facts reported of his glaring mistakes in his speech and him seeming to have issues again with simple things like sitting down or standing up with the room.

[Luvnit2]

(06-07-2024, 02:03 PM)pally Wrote: The Gettysbug Address:-2 minutes with 272 words

FDR's 1st Inauguartion Speech: 20 minutes
Kennedy's Inauguration Speech: 15 minutes 31 second
MLK': I Have a Dream Speech: 17 minutes
Regan's Berlin Wall Speech: 26 minutes
Regan's Speech for 40th D-day Anniversary: 26 minutes

Name one memorable speech lasting over an hour

People remember short and sweet.  A speech over an hour is quickly forgotten and usually says nothing.

Biden has never been known as a great speech maker...so no, he is always likely to make a mistake.

Biden and Trump will be side by side in several weeks...I'll be willing to put Joe Biden up against a man who can't answer direct questions with complete sentences.

I am looking forward to the debates, hope Biden does not make an excuse to bail. Also, I hope they both agree to a drug test as 70%, yes 70% of people want to happen. I would add prior to the debate and within 90 minutes after the debate is appropriate.

[*pally*]

(06-07-2024, 04:58 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I am looking forward to the debates, hope Biden does not make an excuse to bail. Also, I hope they both agree to a drug test as 70%, yes 70% of people want to happen. I would add prior to the debate and within 90 minutes after the debate is appropriate.

It was Trump who bailed in 2020  and who is already questioning the moderators

[*Nately120*]

(06-07-2024, 12:52 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: I just saw a poll showed 70% wanted both Trump and Biden to take a drug test prior to the debate later this month and in September.

A drug test is easier to rig than an entire presidential election or a 34-count criminal trial.  I doubt minds will be changed.

[Dill]

Something desperate about the "success" of these doctored visuals, how rapidly the false narrative then spreads through
people on guard against "fake news" and "leftist media."  

The link embedded in Dino's first post offers a primer on the methods and history of this genre of disinformation.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/apr/12/how-misinformers-manufacture-and-embellish-embarra/

...With basic software allowing amateurs to alter photos and slice up videos, and with social media making that content easier to disseminate, an increasing share of the supposedly embarrassing presidential moments going viral online are neither fully authentic nor totally faked.

Instead, they are real photos and videos that have been edited in misleading ways — ways that, in an increasingly polarized country, will usually find a receptive audience, experts said.

"The thing that really gets stripped out of all of this is context," said Mike Caulfield, a research scientist and affiliate instructor at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. "Even though this stuff is propagated through some of these cable news networks, a lot of it comes from this sort of participatory culture of the web or Twitter and various other platforms, where people sort of compete to come up with the decontextualized video of the day."...

Caulfield said some people may be especially susceptible to edited videos targeting presidents in this way because they feel they can properly assess when someone looks confused, disoriented, weak or stupid.

"A clip like that is sort of immediately understandable to a very broad range of people. You don't actually need to have a knowledge of foreign policy on Ukraine or what public spending does to inflation," Caulfield said. "When we look at something that seems like one of these human moments, we're like, ‘I don't need to know anything. I can see it right there.’ It does breed, I think, a false sense of confidence in us."

Caulfield, who developed a four-step method for separating fact from fiction online, said he recommends taking stock of how compelling a shortened clip of the president appears on the first watch, and then seeing if it’s equally as compelling in its complete context.

"It’s the difference between those two that is the level of deception," Caulfield said. "And that's what we ask people to pay attention to."

Here's a link to Caufield's four-step method.
SIFT (The Four Moves)
https://hapgood.us/2019/06/19/sift-the-four-moves/

Even better is the 3-hour online course. https://checkpleasecc.notion.site/Check-Please-Starter-Course-ae34d043575e42828dc2964437ea4eed
If improving accuracy of judgment isn't really the goal though, this will just be tedious.