President Joe Biden bizarrely wandered off stage at a recent campaign event in Phoenix, Arizona – he claimed he was distracted by a child in the crowd.
The incident occurred as his campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, was introducing him at a Mexican diner.
“‘Well folks, I have to tell you straight up… I like you all, but I couldn’t resist that baby,” President Biden told the audience.
While the infant seemed delighted by the attention, another child was spotted covering her ears during Biden’s remarks at a separate event in Reno, Nevada.
The campaign stop in Arizona aimed to bolster support among Hispanic voters, a demographic crucial to Biden’s re-election prospects.
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Critics have also noted some of Biden’s stranger interactions with children. In Virginia in 2021, Biden made ‘creepy’ remarks about a young girl.
Then-78, Biden was speaking at a military base when he pointed out an ‘elementary school-aged’ girl, saying: “I love those barrettes in your hair, man.
“I tell you what, look at her, she looks like she’s 19 years old, sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed.”
At another event in October 2022, he was seen grabbing a young girl by her shoulders in California, before offering her some dating advice.
“Now, a very important thing I told me daughters and granddaughters – no serious guys until you’re 30!” he told the girl before leaning in for a selfie.
