Joe Biden "creepily" nibbles child's shoulder in Finland
President Biden was caught making an unusual display of affection toward a young child at the very end of his European trip Thursday, leaving his critics in an uproar about the “creepy” moment.
Biden, 80, was saying his goodbyes to US embassy staff and their families at Helsinki-Vantaan International Airport in Finland when he stopped in front of a mother and daughter.
The Democrat leaned in close to the little girl, dressed in a bright pink shirt in her mother’s arms, and playfully nibbled on her shoulder several times.
The little girl gave Biden a bit of side eye as he stayed close and made funny faces at her. As the president went to give her a kiss on the temple, the youngster dramatically pulled away as her mom filmed the whole thing.
Video of the interaction spread on Twitter Friday, with one user calling it Biden’s “creepiest moment yet with a child.”
Biden, 80, was busy saying his goodbyes to embassy staff and their families at the Helsinki-Vantaan International Airport in Finland when he stopped in front of a small child, who appeared uncomfortable. AP
One Twitter commentator, who said she was in the “mom [and] grandma age range,” admitted she had an urge to act similarly to the president whenever she sees a baby, but restrains herself because “it’s creepy.”
Another pointed out that “the poor baby was creeped out.”
“All Biden has to do is not do this and he can’t,” Caleb Hull, a conservative operative, wrote on Twitter.
The president leaned in to nibble on the child’s shoulder in a playful manner. Twitter/@CalebJHull
Conservative Greg Price also took to the social media platform to joke that the president was “now confusing babies with ice cream cones.”
Even Donald Trump Jr. got in on the action, writing: “Biden should be in a nursing home, not leading the free world.”
Comedian Tim Young also called the moment “creepy [as f–k],” and questioned: “Why would anyone put their mouth on another person’s child like this? This is peak, disgusting pedo behavior.”
The little girl appeared confused as her mother filmed the event. AP
Many critics called out Biden for being too personal with fans, calling the moment the “creepiest moment yet with a child.” AP
“We need a return to norms,” deadpanned Spectator USA contributing editor Stephen L. Miller. “Also look away while the president rubs his Jabba tongue all over a hesitant toddler multiple times.”
In 2019, Biden said he always tried to make a “human connection” wherever he went, but acknowledged that sometimes his gestures made people uncomfortable. That acknowledgement came after former Nevada lawmaker Lucy Flores claimed then-vice president Biden grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her hair during a Las Vegas campaign event in 2014. Days later, after three more women accused him of inappropriate contact, Biden released a video in which he promised to “be more mindful and respectful of people’s personal space.”
The president also has a history of questionable comments toward girls and young woman. In May 2021, for example, he caused outrage during an appearance at a Virginia military base by saying a little girl “looks like she’s 19 years old, sitting there like a little lady with her legs crossed.” That February, he told an Arizona nurse during a video conference that she looked “like a freshman” in college.
Biden’s Finland stop ended a five-day trip to Europe, highlighted by the annual NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania.
On Thursday, Biden authorized the US military to deploy 3,000 reservists to Europe as Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia grinds on.
Biden declared while in Helsinki that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “already lost” the war and said there was “no possibility of him winning.”
Also, during his time in Europe, the aging politician accidentally called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by Putin’s name, in his latest gaffe.
“Vladimir and I … I shouldn’t be so familiar,” Biden said during a press conference in the Lithuanian capital, appearing to catch himself seconds after the blunder.
“Mr. Zelensky and I talked about the kind of guarantees we could make in the meantime when I was in Ukraine and when we met in other places,” he corrected himself as he stood feet from the Ukrainian leader.
Source: New York Post
