Joe Biden slammed as he oddly recalls ‘colored kids’ at segregated school in first post-presidency speech

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Former President Joe Biden finally stepped back into the spotlight with his first public speech since leaving the White House - but the move seems to have majorly backfired.

At a conference in Chicago, Biden, 82, dropped a throwback term that left jaws on the floor - referring to Black children as “colored kids.”

In what was supposed to be a nostalgic trip down memory lane, Biden kicked off with an anecdote from his childhood days moving from Scranton, Pennsylvania, to Wilmington, Delaware. 

“Never seen hardly any Black people” before that move, he insisted.

Describing what he saw on his way to Catholic school in Wilmington, Biden said, “I was only going in fourth grade. And I remember seeing kids going by, at the time called ‘colored kids,’ on a bus go by — they never turned right to go to Claymont High School.”

He tried to spin it into a tale of early moral awakening, saying that learning those Black kids weren’t allowed to attend the same schools as White children “sparked my sense of outrage as a kid," the New York Post reported.

Joe Biden's jabs at social security, Trump, and Elon Musk

The event was the Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled (ACRD) conference, and the main topic was Social Security. 

“Social Security is more than a government program. It’s a sacred promise,” Biden said before blasting Republicans for allegedly trying to “cut and gut” it.

“Who the hell do they think they are?” he abruptly snapped, only to catch himself seconds later. “I will not go further. I’ll get in trouble,” he said.

Although Biden didn’t name-drop President Donald Trump directly during the 30-minute speech, the insinuation was undeniable. He lobbed a jab at past claims of Social Security fraud linked to Trump and Elon Musk, who is now running the Department of Government Efficiency.

“Those 300-year-old folk getting that Social Security, I want to meet them,” Biden cracked. “I’d like to figure out how they live that long.” He added, “Hell of a thing, man. I’m looking for longevity.”

But the attempt at humor couldn’t quite distract from what was clearly a speech filled with landmines.

Things were already off to a rocky start when he took the stage, only to have a Bruce Springsteen track drown out his opening lines. 

The ending was equally awkward. Biden finished his speech, looked around both ends of the stage like a confused game show contestant, then finally pointed at the stairs and made his exit.

You can watch the full speech here:

Biden trolled on social media following 'colored kids' comment

Social media erupted at the former president's speech - and not in a good way.

"Colored? Is he describing a box of crayons? What a disgrace to our great nation. The man is a racist; his record shows it," one posted on X.

"Holy moly. Why did they think it was a good idea to throw this dude back up at the podium? Lol," another quipped.

"How is this man only 4 years older than Trump? Can anyone explain that?????!!!!!" a third user wondered.

"It's beyond bizarre. Does Jill give a crap about him at all? He's irrelevant, and she's pushing him to look worse and worse and worse," someone else chimed in.

Of course, no Biden commentary is complete without a reference to the now-infamous Corn Pop saga.

"So Corn Pop was white? And who were those kids that played with his leg hair? Didn't he also spend more time in a black church than its preacher? Im so confused. Did I just dream all of that?" read a comment.

"If you are black… how do you feel now having given him your vote? Biden always thought of you in most demeaning ways. Him, and Democrats too, are racists hiding in plain sight," another alleged.

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