Biden causes confusion after signing off speech ‘God Save the Queen’
Joe Biden caused confusion as he ended a speech to gun safety advocates by saying “God save the Queen, man.”
The president used the phrase as he finished his speech at the National Safer Communities Summit in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Mr Biden told the crowd that a storm was heading into the area and that he would be unable to shake hands with all the attendees. But he promised to take photos with each section of the audience.
Biden: “God save the Queen man.”
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) June 17, 2023
Yes it was bizarre.
Yes it was kinda funny.
Yeah it was out of place.
No, it wasn’t the first time Biden has said this.
No, the queen of England isn’t alive anymore.
No, this doesn’t mean Joe Biden has dementia.
No, this doesn’t mean Joe Biden… pic.twitter.com/UeWgQdYU1y
President Biden ends a speech with the words ‘God save the Queen’ – 10 months after she died. pic.twitter.com/hP0t20XRcc
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 17, 2023
Biden ends gun control speech with
— Clown World ™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) June 16, 2023
'God save the Queen' 🤦♂️🤣 pic.twitter.com/iNhNilnqtd
Biden gave a speech in Connecticut about tightening gun control and ended it with "God Save the Queen."
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99880) June 17, 2023
“ Joe Biden is clearly out of his mind and, apparently, hardly understands what he is saying ,” the Washington Times quoted former Thatcher adviser Niall Gadiner as saying.… pic.twitter.com/aDZasirw2h
The US president was speaking at a gun control event in Connecticut when he ended his speech with 'God save the Queen, man'.
— Sky News (@SkyNews) June 16, 2023
More videos 👉https://t.co/ysedGvYg96 pic.twitter.com/s95OVKV0Ko
Funny, Biden doesn’t sound like Sleepy Joe when the video isn’t cut down to :11 seconds.
— Ryan Shead (@RyanShead) June 17, 2023
He said God Bless everyone, God Bless our troops…then he said “God save the Queen, man”.
Turns out he said it to Speaker Paul Ryan in Congress years ago, too. Go ahead, google it.
Just… pic.twitter.com/UdbcN3xvm3
BIDEN: “God save the Queen!"
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99880) June 16, 2023
He’s in Connecticut. And the Queen is dead…. pic.twitter.com/kUE9i3bcMA
President Biden ends gun control speech in Connecticut by saying 'God save the Queen, man.'pic.twitter.com/3jdKqarg9m
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) June 16, 2023
President Joe Biden poses for a photo with people in the audience after speaking at the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Conn., Friday, June 16, 2023. (AP)
“I will stand in front of each section – no, I really mean it – if you can see the camera they can see you. It is the least consequential part of this whole meeting for you, I promise,” he said.
It was then that he signed off with his line about the Queen, who died at Balmoral last September at the age of 96 and was replaced by King Charles III.
The 80-year-old president’s critics were quick to jump on the phrase and “God Save the Queen” was soon trending on Twitter.
But other Twitter users pointed out that Mr Biden has used the phrase before to end his speeches.
The White House press office clarified Mr Biden’s remarks in an email, saying: “He couldn’t do the full ropeline due to weather, and was commenting to someone in the crowd.”
