Biden slammed for taking a bite out of more than candy at White House Halloween – Washington Examiner

Asher NotheisOctober 31, 2024

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Biden slammed for taking a bite out of more than candy at White House Halloween

President Joe Biden spent his final Halloween at the White House nibbling on multiple children as the first couple handed out candy at the annual celebration. His behavior quickly became a trending topic on social media.

During one encounter captured in a photo, the president was seen biting a baby wearing a chicken outfit.

President Joe Biden jokingly bites the leg of a baby as he and first lady Jill Biden host local area students, military-connected children, and neighborhood families for trick-or-treating ahead of Halloween on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

“Joe Biden bites a baby”

And 2024 is complete… https://t.co/hsj3mBwcg4

— Steve Krakauer (@SteveKrak) October 30, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden ***bite’s*** a baby. https://t.co/pVdCJZHtXS

— Jerry Dunleavy IV 🇺🇸 (@JerryDunleavy) October 31, 2024

In a video captured during the event, Biden was seen biting a second baby’s foot, with the president lifting the infant’s foot to his mouth at least three times.

Someone call 911 immediately

JOE BIDEN JUST BIT A SECOND BABY AT THE WHITE HOUSE

This is NOT a joke. He stuck this second child’s foot in his mouth three times! https://t.co/qeF606lGyG pic.twitter.com/FWFbFwM249

— Kylie Jane Kremer (@KylieJaneKremer) October 31, 2024

It’s far from the first time the White House Halloween event has created a viral moment for U.S. presidents. In 2019, then-President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump placed chocolate bars on top of a trick-or-treater dressed as an inflatable Minion from the Despicable Me films.

President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, places a candy bar on the head of a child dressed as a Minion during a Halloween trick-or-treat event on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, on the South Lawn of the White House, which is decorated for Halloween, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

In 2015, a young child attended the White House Halloween event dressed as the pope while driving a pushable popemobile, prompting then-President Barack Obama to congratulate the child with a “top prize” compliment.

President Barack Obama, accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama, reacts as a child dressed as the Pope approaches in a baby Popemobile during Halloween festivities at the South Portico of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. The first couple welcomed local children and children of military families to ‘trick-or-treat’ at the White House for Halloween. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden’s Halloween actions occurred a day after he referred to Trump supporters as “garbage” during a livestream. He attempted to clarify his statement shortly after on X, claiming he was trying to rebuke “hateful rhetoric” spoken through a joke told at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally.

Trump spent Wednesday night donning a garbage worker uniform and riding in a custom campaign garbage truck in response to Biden’s remarks. During a rally in Wisconsin, Trump picked up the endorsement of former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre and is set to visit New Mexico and Arizona on Thursday.

The former president is running against Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election after Biden dropped his reelection bid in July. Harris is also returning to Arizona on Thursday to shore up her support among Latino men, which could be shifting toward Trump ahead of Election Day.