In what has to be one of the most awkward public moments in recent history, former President Joe Biden, 83, hijacked his wife Jill Biden’s debut book event Tuesday night, wandering up to the stage uninvited to ask her, in front of a live audience, “Who do you love most in the whole world?”
The cringe-inducing scene took place at the 92nd Street Y on Manhattan’s Upper East Side during a Q&A session promoting Jill Biden’s new memoir, A View from the East Wing.
The event, moderated by The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg, was meant to celebrate the former First Lady’s reflections on her time in the White House.
Instead, it turned into yet another spotlight-stealing display from the likely senile former president.
Jill Biden, 75, had just wrapped up the discussion when an audience member submitted a comment thanking Joe Biden for his service.
Jill stood and led the room in a standing ovation for her husband, who was seated in the audience.
That’s when Biden decided the moment was all about him.
Without a microphone and flanked by security, Biden left his seat, strolled to the edge of the stage, and interrupted the event by declaring, “I have a question,” according to a report from the New York Post.
“Joe has a question, like you couldn’t ask it later?” Jill fired back.
“Who do you love most in the whole world?” Biden responded, clearly not taking a hint.
“Whoopi,” Jill replied, prompting laughter from the likely-uncomfortable audience.
Biden, apparently unhappy with the response, just stared at her with his mouth agape.
“I love you most, Joe. Was that it? Was that the answer he wanted?” Jill said.
“It’s overwhelming, isn’t it?” Biden replied, still speaking without a microphone.
Jill kept the banter going, joking that she likes to keep him guessing, “Overwhelming, well, that’s what keeps him on his toes. He’s never 100% sure. I always keep him guessing, is that not true?”
At that point, Biden lowered his head and made the sign of the cross, a move that only added to the surreal atmosphere.
Goldberg tried to steer things back on track, urging the audience to buy Jill’s book. But Biden wasn’t done.
Biden pointed and began promoting his own upcoming memoir, “My book, which comes out in September, read it…”
A crew member finally handed him a microphone.
Jill, clearly trying to regain control of her event, joked, “Do I have to remind him that this is my event?”
Biden didn’t stop.
“The only thing that Jill does better than write [is], she’s a beautiful woman,” he said.
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Earlier in the talk, Jill reportedly spoke about Joe’s Stage IV prostate cancer diagnosis in May of last year, which had already spread to his bones.
She noted he completed radiation therapy in October and said, “You see Joe here tonight, he looks handsome as ever … but you know, cancer drugs, cancer treatments have those consequences, and those consequences are pretty tough.”
The Gateway Pundit will update this article if the video of the interruption is made public online.
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