Viral video: Joe Biden caught off guard as Barack Obama saves US president in ‘humiliating’ moment on camera

US President Joe Biden “froze” on stage and apparently needed Barack Obama’s help to leave the stage at a fundraiser in Los Angeles. As the crowd rose to applaud, Biden continued to stare at them for a moment. Obama then took her wrist and led her off stage with a smile.

This happened after Biden and Obama participated in a 45-minute interview with Jimmy Kimmel at the Peacock Theater.

Social media users began commenting on the incident. One of the first was British broadcaster Piers Morgan. “So embarrassing.” Surely the Democrats can’t let this continue?” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter) while sharing the clip.

“No offense… But I will never understand why old people, and I mean old rich men and women, can’t just leave politics alone and just go on with their lives and enjoy it until the last day . Too rich to embarrass yourself like this on national television..” another user wrote.

“Acknowledging that Joe Biden is not mentally fit for office should not be a partisan position,” another user posted.

“Why does it seem like Biden is an elder statesman that Obama brings in to wave and smile at the audience? This can’t be the leader of the free world,” said another.

“If he were your father, would you send him to the local stores with a shopping list and expect him to come home? It’s cruel. They are humiliating him by allowing this to continue,” one user wrote.

Other users defended the US president and blamed it on fatigue.

“Call me when you fly to Italy for a high-intensity, multi-day conference, flow. 16 hours back to West Coat US for an event,” one user posted.

This is not the first time for Joe Biden

This is not the first time that the American president has been taken by surprise. Biden appeared confused about his position several times on camera.

At the G7 summit in Italy during a parachute exhibition. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni helped him out by kindly bringing him back for a group photo with other world leaders.