Karoline Leavitt takes savage jab at Joe Biden’s bedtime routine before former president's Chicago speech

WASHINGTON, DC: The White House podium turned into a stand-up stage this week as Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took a swipe at former president Joe Biden’s nightly routine.

Leavitt couldn’t resist poking fun after Biden previously admitted he avoids late-night events to get more sleep.

“I’m shocked that he is speaking at nighttime. I would have thought his bedtime was much earlier than his speech tonight,” she quipped.

That jab fed straight into President Donald Trump’s long-running campaign to portray Biden as slow, sleepy, and unfit. Trump has mocked Biden’s energy levels for years, and last week, he did the same during a chat with Laura Ingraham, the Daily Express reported.

“The only thing I totally admired about 'Sleepy Joe Biden' is the following: he'd go to a beach, he'd lay down in a cot, barely able to get his feet through the sand. He'd lay down, and within minutes, he's sleeping, and you have cameras watching him. I could never do that. I would never be able to sleep like that," Trump quipped.

Joe Biden throws punches over Social Security

Karoline Leavitt's comments came before Joe Biden hit the stage this week at the Advocates Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled conference in Chicago.

At the heart of the speech was one of his favorite subjects: Social Security.

“Social Security is more than a government program. It’s a sacred promise,” Biden said, before he accused Republicans in Congress of wanting to “cut and gut” the program.

“Who the hell do they think they are?” he asked, before catching himself.

“I will not go further. I’ll get in trouble,” he added.

When Trump took office in January, he wasted no time slashing the government workforce, including a major chunk of the Social Security Administration. Helping him steer the downsizing ship is his billionaire buddy and newly minted government advisor, Elon Musk, who has previously called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.” 

Joe Biden drops a racial gaffe on stage

During his Chicago speech, while reminiscing about his childhood move from Scranton to Wilmington, Joe Biden managed to stir controversy by dropping a deeply outdated term.

“I was only going in fourth grade,” he said, remembering how his mother drove him to Catholic school in Wilmington. “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 explained that seeing this inequality as a child had sparked a sense of outrage in him.

But the damage was done—his critics didn’t miss a beat when he used the phrase “colored kids,” an offensive and outdated term no longer acceptable in public discourse.

Joe Biden spotted at Broadway s

Even with his bedtime being national news, Joe Biden proved he can still make a nighttime appearance when he wants to. The former president was recently spotted at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York, catching the opening night of 'Othello' starring Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal.

The Broadway outing was Biden’s first public appearance since stepping away from office, and it stirred up whispers about a possible comeback.

According to NBC News, Biden’s been meeting with top Democratic brass, including DNC chairman Ken Martin, and he's planning to lean heavily into fundraising and help the party get back on its feet during a pivotal restructuring period.

Helping him lead the charge is his wife, former first lady Jill Biden, who reportedly is diving into campaign strategy and book-writing alongside her husband at their Delaware home.

Trump was asked what he thought about a potential Biden comeback. “I hope so,” he said.