{"id":1954494,"date":"2023-06-22T17:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T21:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-confidently-places-hand-on-heart-then-slowly-lowers-it-after-realizing-whats-being-played\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T17:11:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T21:11:52","slug":"biden-confidently-places-hand-on-heart-then-slowly-lowers-it-after-realizing-whats-being-played","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-confidently-places-hand-on-heart-then-slowly-lowers-it-after-realizing-whats-being-played\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden confidently places hand on heart, then hesitates as he recognizes the tune."},"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\">26<\/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-confidently-places-hand-on-heart-then-slowly-lowers-it-after-realizing-whats-being-played%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=1954494&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--><h2>Hey, Joe, they weren\u2019t playing our song!<\/h2>\n<p>Even when reasonable Americans think President Joe Biden can\u2019t go any further in embarrassing the country on the world stage, he finds a way to outdo himself again.<\/p>\n<p>But Thursday\u2019s Biden blunder \u2014 on the South Lawn of the White House, in front of a visiting head of state, the international news media and United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps \u2014 might be tough to top anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p>While hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Biden mistook the opening strains of the Indian national anthem for \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner,\u201d placing his right hand over his heart with a practiced confidence, before a crestfallen came over his face as the music continued.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Biden realized that the band wasn\u2019t playing his own country\u2019s anthem at all, and the hand trailed back to his side.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Biden, alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, slowly lowers his hand from his heart after realizing they\u2019re playing the Indian national anthem first <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hcb0cpjFmN\">pic.twitter.com\/hcb0cpjFmN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/1671884793943040002?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Now, anybody can make a mistake, of course, but Biden had less excuse than most for this one, which we\u2019ll get to in a moment. (And CBS News cameras has literally <em>no excuse<\/em> for covering for Biden the way they did, but we\u2019ll get to that in a moment, too.)<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s really noteworthy here is how long it took the president to realize that the band wasn\u2019t playing the familiar tune of Francis Scott Key\u2019s paean to Old Glory after all. \u201c<em>O say, can you see<\/em> \u2026\u201d doesn\u2019t sound a bit like that.<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-burying-story-legacy-media-suddenly-wonders-where-covid-19-originated\/\" title=\"After Burying Story, Legacy Media Suddenly Wonders Where COVID-19 Originated\">social media lit<\/a> up with scathing commentary. As one Twitter user put it: \u201cThat was just plain painful to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That was just plain painful to watch.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Noah W. Wilcox (@NWWilcox) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWWilcox\/status\/1671886097977311232?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nMany agreed \u2014 and took it further:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is beyond painful and shocking to watch. Now imagine how the rest of the world is viewing this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Liberacrat (@Liberacrat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Liberacrat\/status\/1671891766969270273?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">That was an awkward moment for an old man. Way to go on the world stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eddie, USN (Ret) (@eoverfelt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eoverfelt\/status\/1671901679221080066?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He is so unaware.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carole B. Smith (@smith_bahn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smith_bahn\/status\/1671901079972335616?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These two words probably summed it up best: \u201cInternational embarrassment.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">International embarrassment.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chinwhisker (@chinwhisker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chinwhisker\/status\/1671886167934115842?\">June 22, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\nOf course, just about any other American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/libs-horrified-people-standing-national-anthem-restaurant-dangerous-situation-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">patriotic adult<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-patriotic-nfl-fans-take-singer-proudly-belt-national-anthem-9-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sports fan<\/a>, or child above third grade would have probably figured it out sooner, but Biden had the advantage \u2014 or <em>should<\/em> have had the advantage \u2014 of knowing in advance which country\u2019s anthem was going to be played first.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/protocol-reference\/#:~:text=A%3A%20It%20is%20standard%20practice%20for%20the%20visitor,played%20first%2C%20followed%20by%20the%20U.S.%20national%20anthem.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Department protocol<\/a>, it\u2019s \u201cstandard practice\u201d that when two countries\u2019 anthems are played on the occasion of a state visit, it\u2019s the visiting country\u2019s that\u2019s played first.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the United States, the national anthem of the foreign country should be played first, followed by the U.S. national anthem,\u201d the protocol states.<\/p>\n<p>At 80 and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-tells-reporter-pressing-age-cant-even-say-guess-old\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oldest man<\/a> ever to hold the office, Biden has been in the White House as president for more than two years. Before that, he was vice president for eight years, and before that, he was a senator who helped write the Articles of Confederation. (That\u2019s a joke. Biden\u2019s a good decade too young for that.)<\/p>\n<p>In other words, he\u2019s had more experience in state visits than most, and should have known damn well what national anthem was going to go first. The obvious fact is he didn\u2019t. And the very strong possibility is that he simply is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/confused-biden-gets-lost-event-needs-escorted-young-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not aware enough<\/a> of his surroundings that it never even crossed his mind.<\/p>\n<p>That should frighten even Democrats who wet their beds at the idea that Donald Trump could return to office.<\/p>\n<h3>Meanwhile, naturally, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-talk-to-me-that-way-dont-ever-talk-to-the-president-that-way-president-trump-slaps-down-media-hack-sets-the-record-straight-on-sham-election-video\/\" title=\"No Respect...\"Don't Talk to Me That Way - DON'T EVER Talk to the President That Way!\" - President Trump SLAPS DOWN Media Hack - Sets the Record Straight on Sham Election (VIDEO)\">establishment media<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/media-trying-say-biden-trump-classified-docs-cases-different-true-bidens-worse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">continued in its role<\/a> as the Praetorian Guard of presidential PR.<\/h3>\n<p>Check out how CBS cut away from Biden at the crucially embarrassing moment when it was clear it wasn\u2019t \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d the band was playing \u2014 at first showing Biden and Modi from behind, then going to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-leopard-2-tanks-could-bring-to-ukraines-army\/\" title=\"What Leopard 2 Tanks Could Bring to Ukraine\u2019s Army\">long distance shot<\/a> where Biden\u2019s hand can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-senator-take-away-the-extra-infrastructure-areas-in-bidens-bill\/\" title=\"GOP Senator: \u2018Take Away The Extra Infrastructure Areas\u2019 In Biden\u2019s Bill\">moving back<\/a> to his side. Once Biden\u2019s hand was safely away from the saluting position, CBS returned to its original angle like nothing ever happened.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>At about the 1:25 mark, the national anthem of Biden\u2019s own country starts, and the president\u2019s hand returns to his heart where it remains, thankfully, until the song is over \u2014 you can almost see his shoulders square with relief.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a confusing mix of emotions to these increasingly common Biden disasters:<\/p>\n<p>Rage at Biden himself that the doddering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/10-million-mystery-dollars-found-bidens-2017-tax-returns-republicans-demand-answers-amid-bribery-allegations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">almost certainly corrupt<\/a> octagenarian had the arrogance to seek an office he never had any business holding even in his best years.<\/p>\n<p>Fury that his family and handlers in the Democratic Party are so hungry for power that they\u2019re willing to subject a clearly incapacitated man to public humiliation that it should <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-confidently-places-hand-on-heart-then-slowly-lowers-it-after-realizing-whats-being-played\/\" title=\"Biden confidently places hand on heart, then hesitates as he recognizes the tune.\">constitute elder abuse<\/a>, and have so little respect for either him or the country that they\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sick-joe-biden-makes-story-dead-grandpop-day-re-election-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">running him for re-election<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>Disgust that a nation that enshrined freedom of the press in the First Amendment of its Constitution is being so disgracefully ill-served by the establishment media that serves as a propaganda generator for political purposes.<\/p>\n<p>What it doesn\u2019t engender is pride in a country that remains the greatest on earth.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s going to take the 2024 election, at the earliest. But it\u2019s coming.<\/p>\n<p>And when it does, Democrats and the establishment media are going to have to face the music.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-confidently-places-hand-heart-slowly-lowers-realizing-played\/\">Biden Confidently Places Hand on Heart, Then Slowly Lowers It After Realizing What&#8217;s Being Played<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>state, no less \u2014 was truly cringe-worthy. It&#8217;s astonishing how Biden consistently manages to surpass our expectations in his ability to humiliate the nation internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2007,"featured_media":1954495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2007"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}