According to the British "Sun" reported on April 6 local time, on Tuesday, the 44th president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, returned to the White House for the first time since leaving office in 2017, and White House officials and staff gathered around Obama, while 79-year-old President Joe Biden looked confused and lost.
It is reported that President Biden invited Obama back to the White House to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act.
When Obama walked into the East Hall of the White House, the members of Congress and government workers waiting here cheered in unison, and Obama continued his usual cordial style, talking about the changes that have taken place in his "former home" in the past five years.
Obama laughed and said there was a cat running around all the time, and I can guarantee that Bo and Sunny would be unhappy if they knew about it. Obama specifically added that Poe and Sonny are two dogs he and his wife, Michelle Obama, have.
A viral video on the Internet captures the moment: Obama is gleefully addressing his Democratic colleagues, a crowd of people is constantly gathering around him, Biden is standing not far away from him, from time to time helplessly raising and lowering his hand, and people walking in the distance seem to regard Biden as a transparent person, and they all go straight to Obama. Poor Biden looked a little embarrassed.
Former President Barack Obama last appeared in the White House on January 20, 2017, when he accompanied Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, to the Capitol for his inauguration. This time, Obama returned to the White House at Biden's invitation, partly to publicize the most important health care bill in his presidency and, on the other hand, to support his friend and former ruling partner Biden.
Obama was born on August 4, 1961, now 60 years old; Biden was born on November 20, 1942, and now 79 years old, the two have a 19-year age difference. Before being elected the 46th president of the United States, Biden was Obama's vice president from 2009 to 2017.
For that reason, when incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed Obama in the East Room of the White House, Obama jokingly called Biden "vice president" and then corrected his "mistake."
Obama said he had accomplished a lot during his eight years in office with Biden, but the Affordable Care Act was the pinnacle of it, "and there's nothing I'm proud of than providing better health care and better protection to millions of people across the country." ”
Biden went on to say that there are many different names for affordable care bills, but "Obamacare" is the most appropriate of them. Biden signed an executive order directing federal agencies to seek ways to continue expanding the availability and quality of affordable health care, and Biden underscored the current administration's ongoing efforts to help more than 200,000 Americans access affordable care.
White House press secretary Jane Psaki particularly emphasized the year-round friendship between the two presidents, pointing out that the two were not only friends in Washington (i.e., allies, working relationships), but also real friends, and the two families often exchanged phone calls, discussed affairs, and cared about each other's lives.
In fact, successive Democratic presidents and their families often show their friendship to the public through social media or speeches. For example, Hillary Clinton called Michelle Obama a "friend," and Michelle often interacted with Jill Biden online.
This time, Obama returned to the White House, and was evaluated by the media as Biden seeking outside help, which is Obama's support for his Democratic colleagues.
In addition to seeing the funny video of Biden at a loss, netizens also commented on the photo of Obama shaking hands with Biden in front of Kamala Harris after playing with the "vice president", saying that obama was arrogant in this photo, and Biden was humble/humble, which was very meaningful.
Image source: theSun, BING
Editor: Zhang Xiao