History UsefulNotes / JoeBiden

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S.' annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} quickly after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region[[note]]Though this action has been criticized for allowing the Taliban to take over again[[/note]] and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]]; while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, this was also the lowest of any president in the half-century prior that early in a term other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. However, in August 2021, Biden's popularity dropped below 50% due to the rise of COVID-19 variants, fears of economic inflation, and the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan weeks after Biden withdrew most American troops while proclaiming [[TemptingFate that it wouldn't turn into another South Vietnam.]] How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best.

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S.' annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} quickly after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region[[note]]Though this action has been criticized for allowing the Taliban to take over again[[/note]] and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]]; while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, this was also the lowest of any president in the half-century prior that early in a term other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. As of August 2021, Biden's popularity dropped below 50% due to the rise of COVID-19 variants, a worsening economy, and the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan months after Biden withdrew American troops while proclaiming [[TemptingFate that it wouldn't turn into another South Vietnam.]] How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best.

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S.' annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} quickly after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region[[note]]Though this action has been criticized for allowing the Taliban to take over again[[/note]] and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]] (though some [[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548649-biden-hits-59-percent-approval-rating-in-pew-poll went as far as 59%]]); while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, this was also the lowest of any president in the half-century before him other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best. As of August 2020, Biden's popularity has been declining due to the rise of COVID-19 variants, a worsening economy, and the Taliban conquest of Afghanistan months after Biden withdrew American troops from Afghanistan while proclaiming [[TemptingFate that Afghanistan wouldn't turn into another South Vietnam.]]

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S.' annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} quickly after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region[[note]]Though this action has been criticized for allowing the Taliban to take over again[[/note]] and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]] (though some [[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548649-biden-hits-59-percent-approval-rating-in-pew-poll went as far as 59%]]); while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, this was also the lowest of any president in the half-century before him other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best.

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S.' annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} quickly after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region[[note]]Though this action has been criticized for allowing the Taliban to take over again[[note]] and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]] (though some [[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548649-biden-hits-59-percent-approval-rating-in-pew-poll went as far as 59%]]); while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, this was also the lowest of any president in the half-century before him other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best.

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the UsefulNotes/{{Mexic|o}}an border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S.' annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} quickly after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region, and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]] (though some [[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548649-biden-hits-59-percent-approval-rating-in-pew-poll went as far as 59%]]); while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, this was also the lowest of any president in the half-century before him other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best.

[[caption-width-right:300:The [[YoungGun youngest U.S. senator]] in 1973, and the [[CoolOldGuy oldest U.S. president]] in 2021. [[CatchPhrase No Malarkey, Jack!]]]]

** Even before the 2020 election, Biden was noted for his quips about his opponents. One of his standout moments from the 2008 Democratic primaries was his quote about New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (who at the time was competing in the Republican primaries), which came to be viewed as summarizing how Giuliani milked/squandered the good will he had earned for his handling of 9/11: "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, a verb, and 9/11." Even Cody Johnston from ''WebVideo/SomeMoreNews'' noted that it was a very apt description. (Keep in mind that Cody is ''not'' a fan of Biden, ''at all'', and his approval was less because of it being a good zinger and more because how Giuliani had really fallen from grace, especially following a series of embarrassing incidents during the 2020 presidential election.)

[[caption-width-right:300:The [[YoungGun youngest U.S. senator]] in 1973, and the [[CoolOldGuy oldest U.S. president]] in 2021. No Malarkey, Jack!]]

-->-- Speech announcing his entry into the 1988 presidential race; June 10, 1987

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942 in Scranton, UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}}) is the 46th and current President of the United States, and the seventeenth from the Democratic Party, having been in office since [[TheNewTwenties 2021]]. He succeeded UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, whom he defeated in a contentious election in 2020, becoming the first candidate since UsefulNotes/BillClinton to defeat an incumbent president. Taking the Oath of Office at 78, he is the oldest president to serve, with the previous oldest, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, having left office just shy of his 78th birthday. He is also only the second Catholic president after UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy,[[note]]He was also the first Catholic vice president.[[/note]] and the first person belonging to the Silent Generation (those born between 1928 and 1945) to become President.

Before his presidency, Biden was the Vice President during the administration of the 44th president, UsefulNotes/BarackObama. He was elected to that role after serving as a U.S. senator from Delaware [[LongRunners from 1973 to 2009 (36 years)]]; at the time of his first election, he was just barely the minimum age to serve (he turned 30 between the election and his inauguration in January). He served six complete six-year terms, including several tenures as chair of important Senate committees, and himself ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and again in 2008 before [[DefeatMeansFriendship being picked as Obama's running mate]]. Biden ran for a seventh term as senator while also running for VP, won both elections, and resigned his Senate seat just before he and Obama were sworn in. Before leaving office, Obama held a conference [[AwesomeMomentOfCrowning bestowing upon Biden the Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the highest honor available to a civilian, for his five decades of public service.[[note]]It was the only Medal of Freedom Obama issued "with distinction".[[/note]]

Those years of service and his established record as a moderate in both politics and temperament set Biden up early on as one of the favorites to run against Trump in 2020, and Trump was impeached twice by a Democratic House for using the presidential office to attempt to disrupt first Biden's campaign and then the certification of his election. Biden successfully flipped back the three "Rust Belt" states of Wisconsin, UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}}[[note]]Biden was a favored candidate by Democrats in the primaries in part because he was born in Pennsylvania.[[/note]] that Trump had flipped in 2016, plus delivering unexpected (if very narrow) victories in long-solid Republican states UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} and UsefulNotes/{{Georgia|USA}}. Delays in the vote count and an increase in mail-in voting caused by the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic led Trump and many of his supporters to make unsubstantiated accusations of voter fraud and even storm the Capitol during the election certification, marking only the second non-peaceful transition of presidential power in U.S. history ([[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanCivilWar the first]] coming after UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln's first election in 1860) and the first time the Confederate Battle Flag was paraded through the US Capitol. None of these accusations held up in court, and Biden was sworn in on schedule.

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the Mexican border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S. annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to quickly withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region, and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]] (though some [[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548649-biden-hits-59-percent-approval-rating-in-pew-poll went as far as 59%]]) which, while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, it was also the lowest of any president in the half-century before him other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best.

Biden is noted for having a rather bad case of [[OpenMouthInsertFoot foot-in-mouth]] [[DidIJustSayThatOutLoud syndrome]], which naturally makes him a veritable FountainOfMemes in American politics (satirists got a lot of mileage out of his gaffes and playing up his "MistakenForRacist" moments). He also has a mild stutter which has caused some issues in the past, leading him to utilize a very measured, almost slow-paced speaking style to minimize it, to mixed results. The combination of these two resulted in satirical portrayals of Biden shifting towards that of a possibly ableist portrayal of a borderline (if not outright) senile elder during the 2020 election cycle, popularized by ''Website/TheOnion'' after it retired its prior CoolOldGuy depiction.

Impressionists have had a hard time portraying Biden, as he doesn't have an especially distinct accent[[note]]Attentive listeners can tell he has the accent from the Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia, as appropriate for someone who spent most of his life in general Philly orbit, but it's a ''very'' soft accent.[[/note]] or tic (other than maybe "[[CurseOfTheAncients malarkey]]") they can latch onto, with some satirists after 2020 simply using a generic "old man voice" to parody him.[[note]]For example, Creator/JasonSudeikis, who portrayed Biden several times in ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during his vice presidency, while praised for overall capturing the CoolOldGuy image Biden had during his vice presidency (at least until the death of his son Beau), was noted as otherwise acting and sounding ''nothing at all'' like him. Creator/JimmyFallon also noted the difficulty of getting the hang of Biden's mannerisms in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqRxDB_1hoI a behind-the-scenes video]] of Fallon imitating Biden on ''Series/{{The Tonight Show|StarringJimmyFallon}}''.[[/note]] By comparison, UsefulNotes/BernieSanders is more animated than Biden--and has a distinctly Brooklyn accent--and is consequently easier to parody for his bombastic speaking style and habit of hunching down while gesticulating toward the camera. Attempts at lampooning Biden for clumsiness took off for a time after he slipped on the steps of Air Force One but didn't stick like they did with UsefulNotes/GeraldFord.

On a lighter note, he's also known for his love of [[CoolShades aviator sunglasses]], [[RailEnthusiast trains]] (as a senator he famously didn't move to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC and instead commuted home to Delaware to be with his children and grandchildren), [[TrademarkFavoriteFood ice cream]], and Irish poetry (he read poetry out loud to help overcome his stutter, leading to a lifelong habit of quoting Irish poets in speeches). He's also perhaps the only president to have an actual SitcomArchNemesis. [[note]] [[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/16/corn-pop-joe-biden-story-what-happened-is-it-real-swimming-pool-confrontation Corn Pop]] was a [[MemeticMutation bad dude!]][[/note]]

** ''Website/TheOnion'' portrayed him as driving a 1978 Trans Am, which he would wash [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] in the White House driveway. ''The Obama Biden Mysteries'', a series of novels that portray Obama and Biden as solving crimes like a modern day Franchise/SherlockHolmes and [[TheWatson Dr. Watson]] after they leave the White House, actually features Biden driving a Trans Am [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETAUd_rX0AEx81V?format=jpg&name=large in one of its covers]], possibly as a direct ShoutOut to his ''The Onion'' portrayal.

* The ''[[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/D42/obama-biden-mysteries Obama Biden Mysteries]]'' novels published by [[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/ Penguin Random House]] portray former President Barack Obama and former VP Joe Biden as solving crimes like a modern day SherlockHolmes and [[TheWatson Dr. Watson]] after they leave the White House (with some satirical political commentary on the side). Fun fact: This is the same company that has published President Obama's memoir ''[[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562882/a-promised-land-by-barack-obama/9781524763169 A Promised Land]]'' and former First Lady Michelle Obama's memoir ''[[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/562881/becoming-by-michelle-obama/9781524763138 Becoming]]''.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiDNjLfiPiU A sketch]] recorded for the 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner had Biden interact with Selina Meyer of ''Series/{{Veep}}'', and he picks her up for a ride through Washington, D.C. in a brand-new yellow Corvette Stingray (perhaps as a reference to his real-life vintange one), although Selina doesn't seem impressed by it. Stills from the video have found their way onto memes and jokes, such as in ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'' when Creator/JimmyKimmel joked, while showing [[https://closeup.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Biden-Car.jpg a picture of Biden in the yellow Corvette]], that it made him worth of being called "the real [[Series/TigerKing Joe Exotic]]."
** Apparently, even becoming president didn't deter him on cars. Weeks into his presidency, he visited a Ford plant in Detroit to extol his administration's plan for electric cars -- and he promptly decided to try out the F-150 Lightning, Ford's fully-electric pickup truck, by driving it himself (obviously accompained by the Secret Service). Many jokes soon emerged comparing it to the time his predecessor hopped into a truck cab but only limited himself to blow its horn.
* CoolOldGuy: Biden's portrayal though his vice presidency had him as a relatable elder. His 2020 presidential campaign certainly leaned on this, even if by then it appeared to be less receptive, as he was subject to a closer scrutiny of his record due to the fact he was, well, ''running for U.S. president'', that he wasn't [[UsefulNotes/BernieSanders the only candidate with a reputation as a cool old guy in the race]], and that many thought him to be too moderate for the divisive Age of Trump. Endgame? Biden won the 2020 presidential election with more than 81 million votes, more than any other candidate in U.S. history. And [[https://www.indy100.com/news/chris-evans-joe-biden-captain-america-avengers-marvel-9724765 people started noticing]] Biden's [[IdenticalStranger physical similarity]] to a certain [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Avenger]], including [[Creator/ChrisEvans the actor who plays him]].

** Even before the 2020 election, Biden was noted for his quips about his opponents. One of his standout moments from the 2008 Democratic primaries was his quote about New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani (who at the time was competing in the Republican primaries), which came to be viewed as summarizing how Giuliani milked/squandered the good will he had earned for his handling of 9/11: "There's only three things he mentions in a sentence: a noun, a verb, and 9/11." Even Cody Johnston from ''WebVideo/SomeMoreNews'' noted that it was a very apt description. (Keep in mind that Cody is ''not'' a fan of Biden, ''at all'', and his approval was less because of it being a good zinger and more because how Giuliani had really fallen from grace, especially following a series of embarrasing incidents during the 2020 presidential election.)

'''Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.''' (born November 20, 1942 in Scranton, UsefulNotes/{{Pennsylvania}}) is the 46th and current President of the United States, and the seventeenth from the Democratic Party, having been in office since [[TheNewTwenties January 20, 2021]]. He succeeded UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump, whom he defeated in a contentious election in 2020, becoming the first candidate since UsefulNotes/BillClinton to defeat an incumbent president. Taking the Oath of Office at 78, he is the oldest president to serve, with the previous oldest, UsefulNotes/RonaldReagan, having left office just shy of his 78th birthday. He is also only the second Catholic president after UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy,[[note]]He was also the first Catholic vice president.[[/note]] and the first person belonging to the Silent Generation (those born between 1928 and 1945) to become President.

* BigShutUp: During the first presidential debate of the 2020 American general election, UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump repeatedly interrupted UsefulNotes/JoeBiden's attempt to answer a question given to him by moderator Chris Wallace. Annoyed by this, Biden ended up snapping at Trump "Will you shut up, man?" [[MemeticMutation This instantly became a meme during that year's election cycle]].

** He received the highest popular vote of ''any'' U.S. President to date, despite the country being ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic at the time and the U.S. postal service having been severely defunded. In particular, the fact that he delivering unexpected (if very narrow) victories in long-solid Republican states Arizona and Georgia resulted in meme-videos such as pictures of a smiling Biden superimposed with landscapes of Georgia with "Marching Through Georgia" in the background.

** Biden owns a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette convertible that he has had since it was brand new (it was given to him as a gift for his first wedding). Biden and his Corvette [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mP-hyDSlmUs appeared on an episode]] of ''Creator/JayLeno's Garage'' where he did burnouts in it and later drag raced a newer Corvette driven by a mysterious driver, later revealed to Colin Powell. Biden's Corvette appeared again during his run for president, such as in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQVpzCxumGY a video he released about his "vetting process"]] during the period of speculation about his vice-presidential pick.

** A skit recorded for the 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner had Biden interact with Selina Meyer of ''Series/{{Veep}}'', and he picks her up for a ride through Washington, D.C. in a brand-new yellow Corvette Stingray (perhaps as a reference to his real-life vintange one), although Selina doesn't seem impressed by it. Stills from the video have found their way onto memes and jokes, such as in ''Series/JimmyKimmelLive'' when Creator/JimmyKimmel joked, while showing a picture of Biden in the yellow Corvette, that it made him worth of being called "the real [[Series/TigerKing Joe Exotic]]."
** Apparently even becoming president didn't deter him on cars. Weeks into his presidency, he visited a Ford plant in Detroit to extol his administration's plan for electric cars -- and he promptly decided to try out the F-150 Lightning, Ford's electric pickup truck, by driving it himself (obviously accompained by the Secret Service). Many jokes soon emerged comparing it to the time his predecessor hopped into a truck cab but only limited himself to blow its horn.
* CoolOldGuy: Biden's portrayal though his vice presidency had him as a relatable elder. His 2020 presidential campaign certainly leaned on this, even if by then it appeared to be less receptive, as he was subject to closer scrutiny due to the fact he was, well, ''running for U.S. president'', that he wasn't [[UsefulNotes/BernieSanders the only candidate with a reputation as a cool old guy in the race]], and that many thought him to be [[BewareTheNiceOnes too moderate for the divisive Age of Trump]]. Endgame? Biden won the 2020 presidential election with more than 81 million votes, more than any other candidate in U.S. history. And [[https://www.indy100.com/news/chris-evans-joe-biden-captain-america-avengers-marvel-9724765 people started noticing]] Biden's [[IdenticalStranger physical similarity]] to a certain [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Avenger]], including [[Creator/ChrisEvans the actor who plays him]].

!!Joe Biden in fiction:

->''"This is a big fucking deal!"''
-->-- Biden applying a PrecisionFStrike [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHKq9tt50O8 on the passage of the Affordable Care Act]], 2010

-->-- Speech announcing entry into 1988 presidential race; June 10, 1987

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[[caption-width-right:350:The [[YoungGun youngest U.S. senator]] in 1973, and the [[CoolOldGuy oldest U.S. president]] in 2021. No Malarkey, Jack!]]

->''"This is a big fucking deal!"''
-->-- Biden applying a PrecisionFStrike [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHKq9tt50O8 on the passage of the Affordable Care Act]], 2010

On a lighter note, he's also known for his love of [[CoolShades aviator sunglasses]], [[RailEnthusiast trains]] (as a senator he famously didn't move to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC and instead commuted home to Delaware to be with his children and grandchildren), [[TrademarkFavoriteFood ice cream]], and Irish poetry (he read poetry out loud to help overcome his stutter, leading to a lifelong habit of quoting Irish poets in speeches). He's also perhaps the only president to have an actual SitcomArchNemesis. [[note]] [[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/sep/16/corn-pop-joe-biden-story-what-happened-is-it-real-swimming-pool-confrontation CornPop]] was a [[MemeticMutation bad dude!]][[/note]]

Impressionists have had a hard time portraying Biden, as he doesn't have an especially distinct accent[[note]]Attentive listeners can tell he has the accent from the Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia, as appropiate for someone born in the latter and raised in the former, but it's a ''very'' soft accent.[[/note]] or tic (other than maybe "[[CurseOfTheAncients malarkey]]") they can latch onto, with some satirists after 2020 simply using a generic "old man voice" to parody him.[[note]]For example, Creator/JasonSudeikis, who portrayed Biden several times in ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' during his vice presidency, while praised for overall capturing the CoolOldGuy image Biden had during his vice presidency (at least until the death of his son Beau), was noted as otherwise acting and sounding ''nothing at all'' like him. Creator/JimmyFallon also noted the difficulty of getting the hang of Biden's mannerisms in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqRxDB_1hoI a behind-the-scenes video]] of Fallon imitating Biden on ''Series/{{The Tonight Show|StarringJimmyFallon}}''.[[/note]] By comparison, UsefulNotes/BernieSanders is more animated than Biden and consequently easier to parody for his bombastic speaking style and habit of hunching down while gesticulating toward the camera. Attempts at lampooning Biden for clumsiness took off for a time after he slipped on the steps of Air Force One but didn't stick like they did with UsefulNotes/GeraldFord.

On a lighter note, he's also known for his love of [[CoolShades aviator sunglasses]], [[RailEnthusiast trains]] (as a senator he famously didn't move to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC and instead commuted home to Delaware to be with his children and grandchildren), [[TrademarkFavoriteFood ice cream]], and Irish poetry (he read poetry out loud to help overcome his stutter, leading to a lifelong habit of quoting Irish poets in speeches).

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[[caption-width-right:300:The [[YoungGun youngest U.S. senator]] in 1973, and the [[CoolOldGuy oldest U.S. president]] in 2021. No Malarkey, Jack!]]

Many people raised concerns during the 2020 Election that Biden was beginning to show signs of early stage dementia, commonly cited examples include him mistakenly saying he was running for Office in the Senate and after the media declared him the President Elect while the results of the election were awaiting official certification, he referred to Kamala Harris as the President Elect. While these can easily be written off as momentary lapses in train of thought, after he entered into office his signs of mental decline started to become increasingly more difficult to justify. Notable incidents include, but are not limited to, (listed in chronological order) bizarrely saying "salute the troops" with no context, presumably prompted by one of his speech writing staff reminding him through an earpiece to salute the troops (though admittedly the earpiece theory is impossible to verify, even if it doesn't make Joe Biden saying this any less bizarre), him openly admitting during a press conference that his staff have instructed him to not take questions that haven't been screened before unceremoniously leaving the room, and most recently as of June 16, 2021 a foreign reporter attempting to ask him questions at the G7 Summit before an attendant leads him away by the hand like a small child as the other World Leaders present at the patio laughed at him. It's gotten so bad that Right-Wing Political Commentator Ben Shapiro has accused those surrounding Joe Biden of elder abuse for not invoking the 25th Amendment, which states that either the Vice President and a Majority of the President's Cabinet OR a Majority of Congress can call for a vote on whether the President should be indefinitely stripped of his executive powers should the President become physically or mentally unfit for office which must pass in Congress by a 2/3 majority.

Many people raised concerns during the 2020 Election that Biden was beginning to show signs of early stage dementia, commonly cited examples include him mistakenly saying he was running for Office in the Senate and after the media declared him the President Elect while the results of the election were awaiting official certification, he referred to Kamala Harris as the President Elect. While these can easily be written off as momentary lapses in train of thought, after he entered into office his signs of mental decline started to become increasingly more difficult to justify. Notable incidents include, but are not limited to, (listed in chronological order) bizarrely saying "salute the troops" with no context, presumably prompted by one of his speech writing staff reminding him through an earpiece to salute the troops (though admittedly the earpiece theory is impossible to verify, even if it doesn't make Joe Biden saying this any less bizarre), him openly admitting during a press conference that his staff have instructed him to not take questions that haven't been screened before unceremoniously leaving the room, and most recently a foreign reporter attempting to ask him questions at the G7 Summit before an attendant leads him away by the hand like a small child as the other World Leaders present at the patio laughed at him. It's gotten so bad that Right-Wing Political Commentator Ben Shapiro has accused those surrounding Joe Biden of elder abuse for not invoking the 25th Amendment, which states that either the Vice President and a Majority of the President's Cabinet OR a Majority of Congress can call for a vote on whether the President should be indefinitely stripped of his executive powers should the President become physically or mentally unfit for office which must pass in Congress by a 2/3 majority.

Many people raised concerns during the 2020 Election that Biden was beginning to show signs of early stage dementia, commonly cited examples include him mistakenly saying he was running for Office in the Senate and after the media declared him the President Elect while the results of the election were awaiting official certification, he referred to Kamala Harris as the President Elect. While these can easily be written off as momentary lapses in train of thought, after he entered into office his signs of mental decline started to become increasingly more difficult to justify. Notable incidents include, but are not limited to, (listed in chronological order) bizarrely saying "salute the troops" with no context, presumably prompted by one of his speech writing staff reminding him through an earpiece to salute the troops (though admittedly the earpiece theory is impossible to verify, even if it doesn't make Joe Biden saying this any less bizarre), him openly admitting during a press conference that his staff have instructed him to not take questions that haven't been screened before unceremoniously leaving the room, and most recently a foreign reporter attempting to ask him questions at the G7 Summit before an attendant leads him away by the hand like a small child as the other World Leaders present at the patio laughed at him. It's gotten so bad that Right-Wing Political Commentator Ben Shapiro has accused those surrounding Joe Biden of elder abuse for not invoking the 25th Amendment, which states that either the Vice President and a Majority of the President's Cabinet OR a Majority of Congress can call for a vote on whether the President should be indefinitely stripped of his executive powers which must pass in Congress by a 2/3 majority.

Contrary to concerns about Biden's ability to do much as a president, he started his time in office by signing a bevy of executive orders just moments after his inauguration to undo several of Trump's orders (as Trump had done to undo several of Obama's policies), most notably his "Muslim travel ban" and ban on transgender soldiers serving in the US military. Biden was also more publicly active in combatting COVID-19 than his predecessor, openly advocating for compliance with medical guidelines and rolling out vaccines for the disease at a rapid rate that directly contrasted Trump's diffident response. The Biden administration has seen criticism among progressives for continuing the moderate approach of the Obama era, but many have also noted that he [[SurprisinglyImprovedSequel has in some ways sought to govern in a more progressive manner than Obama did]]. Among other things, he reversed controversial Trump immigration policies including the policy of family separation,[[note]]Though some critics have blamed this for one of the greatest surges in immigration at the Mexican border seen in decades, a problem that continues to loom over the administration despite the draconian policies of his predecessor. Ironically, Biden initially planned to maintain the U.S. annual refugee cap on refugees to the all-time low of 15,000 imposed by Trump, before backlash from progressives led him to increase it to 62,500.[[/note]] pledged to quickly withdraw troops from UsefulNotes/{{Afghanistan}} after [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror two decades]] in the region, and proposed some of the most aggressive infrastructure spending in decades along with other new programs to help Americans recover from the pandemic recession. Most health officials and political analysts have viewed Biden's approach to the pandemic as a marked improvement over Trump's, with America leading the world in vaccine distribution and case numbers and deaths plummeting. By the end of Biden's first 100 days in office, [[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/25/biden-100-days-poll/ his approval rating had an average of 52%]] (though some [[https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/548649-biden-hits-59-percent-approval-rating-in-pew-poll went as far as 59%]]) which, while a major improvement over Trump's consistently sub-50 rating, it was also the lowest of any president in the half-century before him other than UsefulNotes/GeraldFord's, reflecting the increasing partisanship in American politics and the lasting impact of the voter fraud allegations. How the rest of his era will progress is a matter of guesswork at best.

* The [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/prankster-joe-biden "Prankster Joe"]] meme, which became popular after Donald Trump's election in 2016, portrays Biden as an impulse-driven {{Manchild}} who enjoys [[{{Troll}} Trolling]] his political opponents... as well as his allies. Biden heard of the meme and admitted that [[ActuallyPrettyFunny he found them funny]]; his favorite was the one about leaving a Kenyan passport and a prayer rug at the White House to mess with Trump.

* He appears as a character in the 2016 MadeForTVMovie ''Film/{{Confirmation}}'', about the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings (when Biden was the head of the Senate Judiciary Committee), played by Creator/GregKinnear.

* The [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/prankster-joe-biden "Prankster Joe"]] meme, which became popular after Donald Trump's election in 2016, portrays Biden as an impulse-driven ManChild who enjoys [[{{Troll}} Trolling]] his political opponents... as well as his allies.
-->'''Biden''': Guess who just [[ToiletHumour upper-decked the toilet]] outside the Oval Office?\\
'''Obama''': Dammit Joe, I have to live here for two more months!