Former President Barack Obama hit the campaign trail in Georgia in advance of the state’s Senate runoff election where his remarks about “Uncle Joe” and people who say “say crazy stuff” had Twitter buzzing with what some have interpreted to be a jab at President Joe Biden.
While stumping for Democrat Raphael Warnock in Atlanta where he riled up the crowd with his attacks on former NFL star Herschel Walker, the GOP candidate, Obama made a curious choice of names to make his point.
(Video: MSNBC)
“In case you’re wondering, by the way, Mr. Walker decided he wanted to be a werewolf. Which is great. As far as I’m concerned, he can be anything he wants to be except for a United States senator,” Obama said to loud cheers from the audience. “Since the last time I was here, apparently, he also claimed that he used to let me beat him at basketball. But then he admitted that we never actually met. So I guess this was more of an imaginary whooping that I laid on him.”
“Now, listen, this would be funny if he weren’t running for Senate,” he added. “We all know some folks in our lives who we don’t wish them ill will. They say crazy stuff, we’re like, well, you know, Uncle Joe, you know what happened to him. You know. It’s okay. They’re part of the family. But you don’t give them serious responsibilities.”
Only Obama himself knows whether he took a swipe at his former underling but it wouldn’t be the first time he’s done so.
In remarks attributed to the former president relayed to Politico in 2020 by an unnamed Democrat, Obama reportedly said “Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to f**k things up.”
Twitter reacted to Obama’s “Uncle Joe” reference and whether it was a Freudian slip, deliberate, or simply a coincidence.
What a slip! Whoopsies
— Ryan Ledendecker (@LedStorms) December 2, 2022
https://twitter.com/thebradfordfile/status/1598511306696433664?s=20&t=msDCg8U_DN8FSKN0jIjadA
This was no “slip”, it was deliberate & calculated. Biden is a liability, & Obama is trying hard to imply that Warnock is not connected to him.
— The Countess In Cowboy Boots (@LooneyOldLady) December 2, 2022
When thinking about people that shouldn’t be given serious responsibilities , “Joe” was top of mind.
— DWray (@d_wray) December 2, 2022
Very Telling with his choice of “names.”
— Lisa (@wenpigzfly1994) December 2, 2022
Well now, I guess someone isn’t happy with what the face of the U.S. presidency currently looks like. Welcome to the party, pal!
— Yolanda Alexa (@RNyoyoSWfla) December 2, 2022
“Uncle Joe”
Obama is not known for gaffes.
— Just Some Lady ♀️ (@JustSomeLady_) December 2, 2022
“They say crazy stuff & we’re all like, ‘Well, you know, Uncle Joe, you know what happened to him.’ They’re part of the family but you don’t give them serious responsibilities.”
…Just the reigns of the most powerful country in the world. LOL
— Kristin MD (@Kristin_MD) December 2, 2022
Obama and his boys should have picked a puppet with a little more battery life left. FJB isn’t going to make it to the final act, his battery is about dead.
— Nostopin (@Nostopin1) December 2, 2022
It is notable that Biden has yet to visit the Peach State to stump for Warnock himself.
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