Biden struggles through CHILDREN's press conference
No wonder they give him cheat sheets! Biden struggles through CHILDREN’s press conference – as he tries to remember the last country he visited and the name of Top Gun (before a kid puts him out of his misery and tells him to go back inside)
- Biden fielded questions from kids on ‘Take Your Child to Work Day’
- He fielded inquiries about his favorite color and favorite ice cream
- He delivered a meandering answer on where his grandkids live
President Joe Biden took a barrage of questions from children and stumbled through answers on his grandchildren, Top Gun and the last country he visited at the White House ‘take your child to work day’.
Surrounded by kids dressed as Secret Service agents, the 80-year-old had to rely on youngsters to finish his responses and admitted he was ‘confused’ before one eventually told him it might be time to return to the Oval Office.
It was the first interrogation since he was spotted using a cheat sheet during a press conference when responding to questions from a LA Times reporter.
Biden struggled as he was fielded softball questions on topics ranging from his favorite color to his preferred ice cream flavor.
He then had to second-guess himself when trying to reel off where all six of his grandchildren live – and didn’t mention Hunter’s love child.
‘I left somebody out… I said five… six? I’ve got one in New York, two in Philadelphia, or is it three? Three? I don’t know… You confused me… They’re around…,’ he said.
President Joe Biden fielded a slew of questions from children at Take Your Child to Work day on Thursday, stumbling over where his grandchildren live and what country he last visited
‘One granddaughter lives in Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia,’ Biden said, speaking slowly knowing there were children from a range of ages there. ‘One granddaughter lives in New York. One granddaughter lives in Washington. One granddaughter lives in Wilmington, Delaware. The other grandson – my grandson lives in California.’
‘But I left somebody out, didn’t I? Anyway,’ Biden said.
One he didn’t mention is Navy Joan Roberts, the four-year-old who is the subject of a child support battle between his son Hunter Biden and former stripper Lunden Roberts.
Then, he turned the question into a pop quiz, going through the locations again. Philadelphia, Wilmington, and … I did say five, you’re right.’
‘One in New York, two in Philadelphia,’ he said, checking himself, before moving onto another question.
He then tripped up when a child asked what should have been an easy question; the last country he visited as president.
Instead, he mentioned how many leaders he has met as president.
‘Last country I’ve traveled – must be the last one I was in, I’ve been to – 89 heads of state so far.
Finally after a pause a kid yelled out ‘Ireland!’ – Biden’s ancestral homeland that he visited earlier this month.
‘You’re right, Ireland,’ Biden responded. ‘That’s where it was.’
The children asked about series topics and light ones as well
Biden made the most of the event, staying longer than anticipated his staff thought might be wise
Biden spoke about his favorite movie and his favorite color
Finally a child told the president it might be time to return to the White House
Another child asked Biden to name his favorite movie. Biden instead opted to say his favorite movie of the year – but got a little help.
‘My favorite movie was the new movie that was about that guy who flies jet planes. You know who I’m talking about?’ he asked, before a kid answered ‘Top Gun.’
‘Top Gun,’ Biden continued. Did you see Top One: Maverick?’
Biden had direct answers to other queries, saying his favorite color is blue and his favorite ice cream is chocolate chip.
He sometimes veered into discussions about NATO, diabetes and the cost of insulin, civil rights, and Russian aggression when talked about his priorities and the most important things he is dealing with as president.
He also spoke about the White House itself and the agents who protect it.
On another question about his family, Biden said he is ‘crazy about’ his six grandchildren.
‘I speak to them every single day,’ and just got through calling. ‘Only one of them answered the call,’ he joked.
‘Guess what? They’re crazy about me,’ he said.
Biden at one point seemed to know he was in the danger zone. ‘I’m getting myself in trouble here, because your parents are saying when is he going to stop?’ he joked.
Biden gave his favorite rose – white – and what he had for breakfast: bacon, scrambled eggs, and cheese.
At one point he asked a young girl who inquired about the White House if she wanted to go in.
‘You don’t want to go in the White House?’ Biden said, gobsmacked.
Biden wasn’t done – he took one more question, about Poland
The president invited a pair of children to the Oval Office when he was done
Nina Walkuska, 10, ended up getting a tour of the Oval Office with the president after asking a question about Poland
After more than 20 minutes, one child had a question that seemed to channel what her parents might have been thinking. ‘Mr. President, I heard you have to go back to the Oval Office,’ she told him.
‘It’s what we call a tough room,’ actor Bradley Whitford, who was there and waiting to get back in the White House, joked to DailyMail.com.
Just as his aides might have been catching their breath, Biden wasn’t done. While walking along the colonnade, Biden walked by a child who asked him a question about Poland.
Nina Walkuska, 10, whose father is a correspondent for Polish radio, made the inquirty. The president invited her and another child inside the Oval Office. She got to sit behind the Resolute Desk, and came back with a handful of cookies packaged with the seal of the U.S. President.
Biden also showed her pictures of his own family. She said Biden said ‘a lot of great things.’ But he didn’t answer the question about Poland.
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