{"id":1418184,"date":"2022-04-04T13:44:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T17:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1418184"},"modified":"2022-04-04T13:45:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T17:45:18","slug":"joe-biden-takes-a-knee-in-photo-with-navy-sailors-after-commissioning-uss-delaware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-takes-a-knee-in-photo-with-navy-sailors-after-commissioning-uss-delaware\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Takes a Knee in Photo with Navy Sailors After Commissioning USS Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjoe-biden-takes-a-knee-in-photo-with-navy-sailors-after-commissioning-uss-delaware%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1418184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden bent down on one knee for a photo with Navy sailors after commissioning the USS <em>Delaware<\/em> submarine.<\/p>\n<p>The president and his wife First Lady Jill Biden appeared at the commissioning ceremony in Delaware on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always a good day when I get to celebrate Delaware or spend time with service members and their families or introduce Jill,\u201d Biden cracked after taking the stage during his remarks, introducing himself as \u201cJill Biden\u2019s husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20509868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1239692788.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. President Joe Biden puts on his sunglasses after after the commissioning commemoration ceremony for the Virginia-Class submarine USS Delaware at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 2, 2022. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThank you, Mr. President,\u201d the first lady replied after taking the podium. \u201cI must admit, I never get tired of saying that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>But during the class photo, the president bent down on one knee next to the First Lady who remained standing.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20510012\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1239693201-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20510012\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1239693201-1-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pose with the crew after the commissioning commemoration ceremony for the Virginia-Class submarine USS Delaware at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, Delaware, on April 2, 2022. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>All of the sailors also stood during the photo.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear why Biden keeps taking a knee during formal photos.<\/p>\n<p>The president took a knee during a photo with the Seattle Storms team as he welcomed them to the White House to celebrate their WNBA championship.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<div id=\"attachment_20509859\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1234836059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20509859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1234836059-1024x681-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"658\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. President Joe Biden holds a jersey as he poses with Seattle Storm Players during an event at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 23, 2021, to welcome the Seattle Storm and honor the team for their 2020 WNBA Championship. (JIM WATSON\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>White House press secretary Jen Psaki <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/news\/mystery-solved-jen-psaki-asked-if-president-biden-was-taking-a-knee-in-wnba-photo-op-or-just-kneeling\/\">indicated<\/a> afterward that Biden taking a knee was not part of a protest, but something he had done in the past with other sports teams.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In July, Biden also took a knee while taking a photo with the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House after celebrating their World Series victory.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20509967\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1326663755.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20509967\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1326663755-1024x658-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"636\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris pose for photographs with the 2020 World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the East Room of the White House on July 02, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris remained standing.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden also took a knee during a photo with the family of a 94-year-old Korean War veteran after awarding him the Medal of Honor in May.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20509904\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1233028063.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20509904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1233028063-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>South Korea\u2019s President Moon Jae-in and US President Joe Biden pose with Army Colonel Ralph Puckett (ret.) and his family during a Medal of honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House May 21, 2021, in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that Biden, who is six feet tall, believes he has to take a knee so that he will fit into photos. But his choice to take a knee, even as the president of the United States has confused people on social media.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/biden-takes-a-knee-in-first-non-virtual-campaign-event-since-march\/2020\/06\/02\/76688f64-a424-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html\">intentionally<\/a> took a knee as part of a message of solidarity to the Black Lives Matter movement after meeting with black activists.<\/p>\n<p>But at other moments in the campaign, Biden took a knee for formal photos, leaving his campaign to clarify he was not protesting.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2020, Biden inexplicably took a knee while posing for a socially distanced photo with music performers and supporters at a campaign event in Las Vegas. The incident sparked claims Biden was taking a knee in protest, prompting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/factcheck\/2021\/08\/30\/fact-check-posts-mischaracterize-biden-photo-seattle-storm\/5586800001\/\">host<\/a> of fact-checkers to rush to his defense.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_20509796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1228982261.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20509796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1228982261-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden poses with supporters after speaking at the East Las Vegas Community Center about the effects of Covid-19 on Latinos, October 9, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_20509787\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1228981865.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-20509787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1228981865-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden poses with supporters after speaking at the East Las Vegas Community Center about the effects of Covid-19 on Latinos, October 9, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski \/ AFP)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden bent down on one knee for a photo with Navy sailors after commissioning the USS Delaware submarine. 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