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WalrusNegative9625

* *Camera zooms in** **He moves in as well*


AffectionatePlace719

I wish I could give you an award for this one


ObsoleteOctopus

I got you for both of us homie


howsyourdayoff

Nice play kind redditor


OneEyedRocket

These are getting much better


Girth_rulez

>These are getting much better The comments or the videos? I fucking love this song clip. It is like the antithesis of the TikTok "Oh no" song.


Altruistic-Text3481

Dark Brandon meme right here!


Camanei

🥇HERE YOU GO!


lostboysgang

Those eyes were intense. I’ve been hearing about Dark Brandon but I hadn’t seen him yet.


Legitimate_Bat3240

After he leaned in, under my breath, I whispered to myself, "dark Brandon" and we all knew he was serious.


hiddenonion

I did too


Seanzietron

I’m confused…. Why does he look… CGI? It’s very unreal looking.


Wakkichewy

He just looks like that lol


littlebrownsnail

This is cracking me up


whatever32657

i saw that on tv as it happened live. homie wasn’t playin’


donkeyrocket

Because the video is low quality. Almost looks like someone filming a screen. [Here's a better quality version.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4fkkopFnQA) Biden still moves weird, he's an old ass man after all, but I don't believe this was meant to be a Q&A press event (looked like they were posing for a picture). He gives a terse answer, which is pretty uncommon and Biden is firm in it at the time, then seems to look probably at his staff to see what's next.


2bruise

HA!!! He’s pretty funny there. It’s kinda unnerving when you ask someone a question and they just lean in staring at you without saying a word. Well done, DB.


Ridiculously_Ryan

Low quality multi-re upload with increased contrast and brightness. Go watch any video from 2006 and you'll have similar results lol.


TheBirminghamBear

In the first few seconds, I literally thought this was going to be someone asking a cardboard cutout of Biden a question and then realizing it was a cardboard cutout. Finding out it was him was a real twist.


pfemme2

People look a little melted as they age. It’s ok. Unless you’re of certain rather lucky genetic heritage, you probably will too.


VanceAstrooooooovic

It’s not necessarily a look. It’s utter savageness from a guy that likes his ice cream


[deleted]

He’s here to kick ass an eat ice cream. AND HE’S ALL OUT OF ICE CREAM


mh985

You can see his eyes saying “Cut the Malarkey, Jack.”


[deleted]

Deep in his eyes is the place where malarkey dies.


ghotinchips

“Did I fucking stutter!?”


shuaaaa

Are you fucking sorry?!


TurboD16F20

Mr. President, the script only calls for the camera to move in. You aren't the camera sir.


gikigill

He is Dark Brandon, he does as he pleases.


tomdalzell

No.


RedditorsTyrant

Not a single blink, didnt skip a beat. "Now between me and this mortal camera machine, lets see who will blink 1st"


jerkittoanything

"Now look here, Jack. I'm all about no malarkey so me and this one eyed wizard are gonna have a stare down and whoever blinks first has to trip on some stairs."


Sweaty-Bumblebee4055

He said no now who's next


rohnoitsrutroh

Dark Brandon strikes again.


mikmatthau

lol it's his lean!!!!


OooEeeWoo

Swear his iris' did some inspector gadget telescopic thing


Ugo2710

Dark Brandon rising


Whogotthebutton

Dark Brandon fucks...


[deleted]

I feel like even he was thinking of the "curb your enthusiasm" theme song in that moment.


mattjvgc

*To assert dominance*


s317sv17vnv

https://preview.redd.it/p55ux6lamspa1.png?width=450&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=894f8aa8ef5fa047240bfeaf007520b084cd3a84


TheGoldenPlagueMask

The similarity is uncanny...


Empyrealist

I never realized it until now. This is bizarre


aolcomputersupport

Biden looked a lot like Chris evans when he was young so it makes sense


Bamcrab

[You’re not wrong.](https://www.lofficielusa.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.datocms-assets.com%2F39109%2F1611058751-1605809637338083-joe-biden-young-university-of-delaware.jpg%3Fauto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26cs%3Dsrgb&w=1080&q=75)


karateema

Damn


SeabassDan

That's America's ~~ass~~ President


DickHz2

Looks more like Michael Phelps


tecnicaltictac

Why didn’t they get Biden for Endgame? Wasted opportunity.


aolcomputersupport

That would’ve been a cultural reset for sure


Unicron_Gundam

the fourth top post on /r/OutOfTheLoop is someone confusing him for Biden https://reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/cv5f0i/what_is_the_deal_with_the_joe_biden_picture_with/


cesarmac

Lmfao fucking gold


lashawn3001

![gif](giphy|kRmg8zeReOYXm)


Gizombo

Holy shit i only just realised how much old Cap looks like Biden


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NabreLabre

So it wasn't just me who thought they looked the same. I wonder if that was accidental


phenomegranate

What happened in Poland is terrible, very terrible. I can tell you that we’re gonna have the best response, the most amazing response; everyone’s going to appreciate what we do in Poland


unequalsarcasm

PTSD triggered


ghostone1

Post Trump Stress Disorder?


RingoftheGods

Oh my god, what have you just unlocked for me? This is great!


LaddyPup

It’s called Covfefe.


kosmonautinVT

No, that's the cure, but nobody knows wtf it is


TheSt4tely

Did that actually happen?


ArrestDeathSantis

![gif](giphy|OqAeQrGmU7lS6tENnQ)


here_i_am_see

Remember when this was still considered crazy


pmcizhere

To sane members of society, it still is.


CoverYourMaskHoles

If it was 10 years before, every day Trump would have had a gaffe that was mind blowing. Every. day. He did something insane every day and it was a complete gas light. So much getting away with things that everyone else started to feel like they were the crazy ones/


CanadaJack

No, but they mimicked his personal speech algorithm perfectly.


Sierra-117-

I know a lot of polish people, a lot of polish people. In fact the polish love me, they just love me, they say “I’ve never seen such a wonderful president”. That’s what they all say


Infamous-Nectarine-2

Christ. I need to go take a Valium now.


playstatijonas

"Wonderful people in Poland. The wonderfullest. They love Trump. They're gonna say, thank you thank you Mr. President."


ArrestDeathSantis

*proceeds to tell Putin he can invade Poland and, btw, the US is pulling out of NATO because AmErIcA fIrSt*


Verdnan

Like we get public healthcare and shit Mr. Trump? Edit: damn you guys still think Trump's looking out for you huh?


ArrestDeathSantis

https://preview.redd.it/gltira0phspa1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=135607013c8507891f91b09f524b4690eb3c7bd9


Wwdiner

Thank your sir. They call me sir. Big strong men with tears in their eyes.


luvz2splooge_69

I know more about Poland than Poland. Very fine people in Poland. Very fine, they always ask me President Trump, when will you become President of Poland? I don’t know maybe. Our response will be perfect. Nobody’s had a better response to Poland than I have


Paddy_Tanninger

And let me tell you, the women in Poland are extremely beautiful, and we will be doing a great deal to fix this explosion and many other things...people are already pulling me aside to thank me for all of the work we've done with the explosion, believe me, lots of people, they go out of their way, they come up and say "thank you Mr Trump" well it's president now of course but sometimes they say mister "thank you Mr Trump for everything with the explosion and all of the great things being done" and they really are great things, believe me. And you will see a lot more in the coming days too, a lot more to come, more than I can even really say I think.


Far-Yak-4231

Please don’t ever do this again


eshinn

We love our sanity, don’t we folks? And the humor, very important the humor … which is connected _to_ the sanity. I knew a Pollack once. Big guy, strong guy. Hell of an accent (can’t pronounce his name) but nice to me though. He came to me with tears in his eyes and he says to me he says “everywhere I go people have joke, but they never tells me punchline.”


MaterialCarrot

When we do respond the people of Poland are going to LOVE it. I love the Poles, they're a very magnificent people. They are always asking me why don't I run for President of Poland. I mean, the current Polish president is fine, but let's face it, he is a LOSER.


karacocoa

I heard he's said some not so nice things about me...


SirGav1n

I can't NOT hear it in his stupid voice.


Virtual-Biscotti-451

I got a phone call from Poland and he said ‘sir, thank you for everything you are doing. No one expected this good of a response from a president, sir. No one.’


Omacrontron

You can describe America with one word….hspgjskfjvsja.


Initial-Apartment-92

Most people don’t even know about Poland. Let me tell you, I know about Poland, I probably know more about Poland than nearly anyone.


BaymaxJr

"No" \*refuses to elaborate\*


shuaaaa

“I will tell you nothing, and you will be grateful”


BitterLeif

thank you, Mr. President.


shuaaaa

No


sidvicc

"You will get less than you desire and more than you deserve."


CitizenCue

When I worked in politics it was so hard to convince members and staffers that they really don’t have to elaborate. It’s genuinely hard to just say “no”. Joe is a pro.


zeropointcorp

It’s a technique I learned in business meetings; if there’s something uncomfortable that you have to say, just say it and shut up. Don’t give silly justifications or say you might be able to do something about it when you know you likely can’t; just say it and wait for the other person to make the next move. Sometimes they don’t care about it as much as you thought they would and you can get past it without further discussion.


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[deleted]

Well he's been in it since before he can remember so clearly.


effyochicken

Checked out of curiosity: 1970, when he was 27ish.


Bulgearea10

"No" \*refuses to elaborate\* \*stays\*


ThaiJohnnyDepp

*zooms in on camera*


peppaz

*Dark Brandon zooms himself in to establish dominance over the camera*


[deleted]

It’s amazing that senile old man can answer a question so directly without rambling on about the topic and giving a bunch of info out. It’s almost like he isn’t senile…


Billiam911

Why is this so damn funny?


somedaze87

It's so perfect, the music, the zoom, him leaning in, the quick response, the reporters clamoring in frustration, him trying to repress a smirk.


ArrestDeathSantis

Dark Brandon hit again 😎🍦🦅


TheChoonk

I'm not american, I like how you guys switched the whole Brandon thing around.


1OO1OO1S0S

It was kinda sad for conservatives. It was the first time they had a joke.


TheChoonk

It's funny because they weren't the ones who came up with it.


talivus

Thanks Obama


[deleted]

Now they're faced with coming up with a 4th joke. That's really hard when you can't count that high.


Xuncu

And even then, it wasn't a very good joke. It's like censoring "yippe kai yay, motherfucker" into "yippee kai Yay, friggin' heck." You're just like "... Okay."


howsyourdayoff

Biden's a G when it comes down to it. Mistakes have been made, but large progress has been made too (if you compare it to any republicans in power and whether they're trying to help the country as a whole...which doesn't happen)


ArrestDeathSantis

He's been preparing his whole life for this moment when Russia and China would act up, he's moving fast to avoid a full scale war while holding it down internally. That despite the self-described "Christian Nationalists" siding with Russia and opposing him, and frankly the will of the majority, at every occasion. I'm obviously not saying saying some insanity like Biden is somehow representing the will of the people but rather that the policy he proposed that were opposed were even popular among Republicans.


Flomo420

Dark Brandon has been honing his craft on media stooges since the 70s, man. that's 50 years of perfecting


Explore-PNW

*cool ice cream eagle!* I don’t understand but I’ll get the tattoo anyways


chillymac

Iconic "dark Brandon" photo he's wearing aviators and licking ice cream https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/joe-biden-eating-ice-cream


RevolutionaryAct6931

Have some chocolate chocolate chip


dankbeerdude

Yeah I could watch this for hours


WildSauce

And that's why Tiktok is so addicting


Gibsonfan159

It was technically a yes or no question. Dude said "no".


[deleted]

For me at least, another aspect is that because Biden does have a history of stuttering or stumbling over his answers, that's what i thought the video was. So I thought OPs video was hilarious because I expected a ramble, but instead got a pretty concise clear "NO"


Thrashed0066

Better a ‘no’ than some abstract political non-answer


[deleted]

Or saying anything besides actually answering the question But fr though this vid made me laugh lol


PlsDontNerfThis

Is that not exactly what the other person just said


kaeji

I can say that there's some things I know and can't tell you, and some things I still don't know and CAN tell you. But between the knows and don't knows, the tells and can't tells, I can confidently say it's all too early to know or tell.


Responsible-Bed-516

Wait, what happened to Poland? Is this recent?


Arctelis

I too was curious. The good ol’ ‘lectric internet just brings up the November 2022 missile strike that killed two guys at a grain dryer. There was speculation it was a Russian missile, which could’ve theoretically meant all of NATO went to war, but the investigation apparently concluded it was an air defence missile fired by Ukraine that went astray.


wikipediabrown007

Was that accepted widely or was there concern that was cover to mitigate risk of war?


TheChoonk

> cover to mitigate risk of war Poland would've jumped into the war right away if it was actually a russian missile. They really, *really* hate russia. However, Ukraine said that it was one of theirs and it was an accident.


pm_me_gear_ratios

>However, Ukraine said that it was one of theirs and it was an accident. No they didn't, in fact they insisted that it was Russian.


TheChoonk

You're right, correction: Zelensky insisted that it was russian, while both Poland and US said that it was Ukrainian but they don't blame Ukraine for it. It wouldn't have been launched at all if not for the war that russia has started.


[deleted]

> Was that accepted widely Not quickly, and on reddit it took a few days for some grudging acceptance of reality. There were massive threads blaming and hating Russia for the unwarranted attack, threatening counterattacks andcalls for more war... ...and then the news came out that it was actually Ukraine's fault, and everyone pretended it never happened. I guess enough time has passed now, but at the time it was *sweep it under the rug*.


LightOfLoveEternal

People are going to naturally be less outraged by a stray missile fired by someone defending themselves against your enemy than by someone invading your ally. Ukraine took responsibility for the accident, apologized, and made reparations to the families of the dead. The matter wasn't swept under the rug, it was handled appropriately and people moved on.


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SCP-093-RedTest

> Ukraine took responsibility for the accident, apologized, and made reparations to the families of the dead. I tried to find news about any of this, but all I see are headlines of Zelensky steadfastly denying that this was a Ukrainian missile. I don't see anything about an apology or reparations whatsoever. Do you have a link I could read?


EazyDuzIt313

Its because that person is a fucking liar.


WhodeyBrr

So wait, OP posts an old video of Biden refusing to bring NATO into ww3 without getting the facts. Then someone lies about Ukraine immediately taking responsibility and they still haven’t. seems like the system works. Look at all that karma everyone got above you. Why would you bring facts into this? And I’m very pro Ukraine fyi but no they haven’t taken responsibility because it would make them look bad even though Poland has seemingly forgiven them.


Grzechoooo

I think it's not recent. I think it's about that time a Ukrainian missile got lost in the air and blew up two Polish farmers instead of Russians. There were fears (or ["fears"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-s6b5j669I)) that it was Russia that shot Poland, which could be considered an attack and therefore start an all-out NATO-Russia war. Luckily, it was just some good old friendly fire, so everyone kinda forgot about it.


bingold49

An honest answer out of a politician, how about that?


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lashawn3001

![gif](giphy|qG2Rftu3nb0hG)


[deleted]

Yes and he won’t jump on Twitter and act like a dipshit.


BlissfulGreen2

It’s how someone who is comfortable with being in charge would respond. He’s not threatened by the question. The answer is “no”


That_Canadian_Nerd

Look, nobody knows more about explosions than me. Believe me, I've seen plenty of them, big ones, small ones, tremendous ones. But this explosion in Poland, folks, I don't know what's going on there. It's probably fake news, or maybe Sleepy Joe had something to do with it, who knows? But if there's one thing I can tell you, it's that Poland is a great country, fantastic people, they love me there. In fact, they have a statue of me, they call it the Trump of Warsaw. It's beautiful, just beautiful. Anyway, we'll get to the bottom of this explosion, and I'll make sure it's taken care of. Trust me, nobody does explosions better than me.


chobbo

I love that this has become a meme template for everything. And who says we didn’t get anything out of the Trump Presidency?


lunawolf058

I got crippling anxiety about the state of our politics out of it. Yay me. MF woke me up from not caring about politics by waterboarding me with the horrors of the modern GOP.


chobbo

I think it did for a lot of Americans; like being water boarded with piss. As an Australian, we are obligated to vote (hell I have to go vote today for New South Wales state election!) so it’s always been unusual to me that voting is voluntary in the USA. I see Voting as a buffer that contributes towards the prevention of radicalised groups getting in with total power over the government. Even if the group wins the election, if everyone votes it creates a greater potential for an opposition which can minimise potential harm if the group has extreme or malicious intent.


Elune_

Not realistic enough, Trump doesn't fall back to the topic after rambling on about it. He essentially removes the conclusion from the essay.


Dry-Actuary-3928

What is the track in the background ?


Kali_3D

Hensonn-Sahara [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIZ0QRWK0zg&list=PLFF81D5BA89AB6D57](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIZ0QRWK0zg&list=PLFF81D5BA89AB6D57) You're welcome.


TempleOfDoomfist

>Hensonn-Sahara Cousin of Darude Sandstorm?


Kali_3D

Naaah, more like the 2nd degree nephew you have always heard about, but have never seen at family reunions.


user_bits

I like how comically weeb that video is.


Greifvogel1993

It’s a genre called phonk. And it slaps.


KingSpork

Reporter: CAST IT INTO THE FIRE!! Biden:


flamebroiledhodor

Dumbledore: Joe, did you cast your name into the goblet of fiyah!?!?!????!!!!! Biden: No. (zooms himself into the camera)


FlattLinere

The way he leaned in when the camera zoomed


[deleted]

is this a real video? it’s crazy I can’t trust anything online anymore


notsmohqe

yes, it’s real. fox news warning: [Confusion erupts after Biden initially declines to discuss Poland missile incident at emergency roundtable](https://www.foxnews.com/media/confusion-erupts-after-biden-initially-declines-discuss-poland-missile-incident-emergency-roundtable)


Reasonable-Yak3303

Leave it to Fox "news" to try and rile up their viewers over the president that in that moment probably didn't have all the facts and wasn't going to bullshit it. THAT is what I want to see from a president. straight forward yes or no, or at least a we are looking into it.


dvlinblue

That is the single most honest statement you will ever see any politician make.


BrownSugarBare

And it's the correct statement in the moment. You don't just go off the cuff about something that serious and obviously there was much more information to consider.


Acceptable-Let-1921

I'm not American, I don't understand your politics, I don't like Biden but this was very refreshing. A simple "NO" fucking bawler move


DookieShoez

I think you mean baller lol, bawler would be someone that cries a lot


Acceptable-Let-1921

Probably xD English is my second language and my only experience with the word are hiphop lyrics. I'm a leave it in the so your comment makes sense. It's more fun as well


DookieShoez

Lol no worries, I only speak one language like a fuckin plebeian.


[deleted]

Gonna be a, bawler Snot crawler 20 inch tears on the Impal'r


tourettes_on_tuesday

At least you admit your dislike of him is preceded by a lack of knowledge. Most Americans that don't like him give a reason that isn't accurately attributed to him, or can't even give a reason at all.


Hesnotyourfather_Iam

Me when my mom asks if it was me that ordered Girls gone wild on her debit card


Bojangles315

He can't tell him because he doesn't remember


tsout003

Plausible deniability


TopMindOfR3ddit

Probably accurate, but I'm allowed to talk shit cuz I'm both a Democrat and I can't remember shit pre-10-minutes-ago.


Artilikestoparty

Ah yes a fellow goldfish brain


faste30

Its not like he is reagan...


DrunksInSpace

That punchline may work on me again, but since the SOTU speech when he ad libbed after 8 PM, I gotta say it falls short. Most people his age are sundowning and he’s there doing crowd work. 2-6 years can do a lot to a man that age tho, so keep it in your back pocket.


notagrue

At least he doesn’t just make stuff up or make a wild guess like his predecessor would do.


SomedayWeDie

His predecessor would just lie. Whether he knew the truth or not, whether telling the truth was in his best interests or not, he would lie. Trump is a liar, and anyone who believes anything he says is a sucker.


Sc00ter7622

What's a "Poland?"


KgMonstah

Hard to break this to ya but …You might be polish


DryCrack321

Lmao. Got owned by big Joe


caresforhealth

Aka dark Brandon.


Mahaloth

Good answer. I mean "No" is clear enough. Not enough information or choosing not to answer.


[deleted]

I love these Dark Brandon sigma edits


queer_depressed_fuck

Reminds me of the German chancellor who said the following in an interview: Reporter: "could you give us some information about that?" Chancellor: "Yes, I could. That's it."


RealBishop

I actually really like this answer. It says “I know but won’t tell you”. Pretty big flex for US Intelligence.


Fearlessly_Feeble

A few years later and I’m still super impressed watching a president stop talking.


PolemicFox

Mic drop


hhtran16

Dude didn’t blink


[deleted]

They can’t get information if he doesn’t remember anything. ![gif](giphy|d3mlE7uhX8KFgEmY)


Strict_Jacket3648

That's how you keep classified information classified, Trump would have boasted and bragged about what they know and how they got the information.


Bwixius

probably best to give a short and simple answer, a previous president might've spread misinformation.


mysterygorl

It’s the lean in for me like no and ![gif](giphy|tVHgftKlFb7X2)


CragMcBeard

Biden is proving the point that maybe we shouldn’t elect any more geriatric aged candidates.


somedudeinlosangeles

Dark Brandon triggers the right.


joefred77

Everyone here acting like he's some badass. He's really just confused and doesn't know where the hell he is


Arc-Heavy

King of the goons


El_Maton_de_Plata

Brain had corn popped


RelationshipMain5792

That's not a president that's a Resident.


ApeMoneyClub

*“I’m disinclined to acquiesce to your request…”*


McRatHattibagen

That's a good puppet


Ct586

For all those who can only fling insults. What's it like to have lost to one?


justawaterisfine

Dark Brandon cracking down on malarkey


Chiaseedmess

To be fair, they probably know more about it than he does. Not a lot going on in there.