{"id":1464118,"date":"2022-05-04T16:14:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T20:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1464118"},"modified":"2022-05-04T16:14:49","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T20:14:49","slug":"biden-just-cant-help-himself-as-he-shouts-dont-jump-during-photo-op-with-paralympic-athletes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-just-cant-help-himself-as-he-shouts-dont-jump-during-photo-op-with-paralympic-athletes\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Just Can\u2019t Help Himself As He Shouts \u2018Don\u2019t Jump!\u2019 During Photo Op With Paralympic Athletes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fbiden-just-cant-help-himself-as-he-shouts-dont-jump-during-photo-op-with-paralympic-athletes%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=1464118&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/05\/White-House.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>President Joe Biden just can\u2019t help himself. He loves telling people on elevated surfaces not to jump. While the quip often leaves people feeling uneasy \u2014 perhaps because they might be wondering whether or not he is joking about someone jumping from a high place \u2014 his latest rendition of one of his favorite lines was awkward for other reasons.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the commander-in-chief shouted, \u201cDon\u2019t jump!\u201d during a photo opportunity with a group featuring Paralympic athletes, many of whom of course, literally cannot jump due to their physical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Biden welcomed roughly 600 members of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams from the Tokyo and Beijing Games at the White House on Wednesday. From the White House South Lawn, he commended the athletes for their hard work and the honor of representing the United States. However, the event became noticeably awkward when he yelled, \u201cDon\u2019t jump!\u201d a mere few feet away from wheelchair-bound individuals.<\/p>\n<p>The bizarre comment can be seen here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden during photo op for Paralympic athletes: \u201cDon\u2019t jump!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kYTqjDWken\">pic.twitter.com\/kYTqjDWken<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/1521922648590192642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Based on the video, it would appear the president yelled it at somebody in the crowd, possibly the photographer.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, this isn\u2019t the first time something like this has happened. Biden has actually made similar comments numerous times before.<\/p>\n<p>For example, on the campaign trail in August 2020, Biden responded, \u201cDon\u2019t jump\u201d to a man who was waving a Trump flag as he stood on top of a truck.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden was being heckled by a Trump supporter as he arrived to deliver pizzas. The man was waving a Trump flag as he stood on top of a truck. Biden\u2019s response to him: \u201cDon\u2019t jump.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yWIOIJ6IPB\">pic.twitter.com\/yWIOIJ6IPB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Pager (@tylerpager) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tylerpager\/status\/1300530456539127809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 31, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In October 2020, also as a candidate, Biden told a young black man asking why black Americans should support him to not take a leap either. \u201cDon\u2019t jump, Cedric, you look like you\u2019re way up there,\u201d he said to Cedric Humphrey standing on a balcony before he asked his question.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>In September of 2021, Biden also told a seven-year-old boy not to jump from a balcony in New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p>Those comments can be seen here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why does Biden tell a 7-year-old boy &#8220;don&#8217;t jump&#8221; from a balcony? This is *not* normal.\ud83d\udd3b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aA7WEahFTk\">pic.twitter.com\/aA7WEahFTk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylenabecker\/status\/1435379777968480257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In March of 2021, Biden said, \u201cDon\u2019t jump, we need you,\u201d to a group of staff at a hardware store in Washington, D.C., who were watching from the balcony.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden, double masked, is at Jenks hardware store in northeast DC. \u201cDon\u2019t jump, we need you,\u201d he tells store staff, who are watching from a balcony. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wVBbTAga1G\">pic.twitter.com\/wVBbTAga1G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JenniferJJacobs\/status\/1369340081316716546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The incidents compiled are not an all-encompassing list either. Biden has said it on other occasions, but the video evidence shows that each time he says it, his audience appears to laugh uncomfortably.<\/p>\n<p>That is probably because \u201cDon\u2019t jump!\u201d could be interpreted as a joke about somebody jumping to their demise. For some, it is a little off-putting hearing that joke uttered from a public servant like Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless, Biden\u2019s remarks on Wednesday at the very least seem a bit out-of-touch. Why would anyone yell, \u201cDon\u2019t jump!\u201d during a photo with people who couldn\u2019t possibly jump even if they wanted to?<\/p>\n<p>The scene was reminiscent of the time on the campaign trail in 2008 when a younger Biden told Missouri state Senator Chuck Graham to stand up. Graham, who passed away in 2020, was in a wheelchair due to an automobile accident and couldn\u2019t stand up. Biden quickly corrected his comments requesting that the crowd stand up for Graham instead. That incident can be seen here:<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden just can\u2019t help himself. He loves telling people on elevated surfaces not to jump. 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