{"id":2591028,"date":"2026-04-15T10:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-drags-college-administrator-up-to-podium-to-compare-him-to-obama\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:15:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:15:32","slug":"watch-biden-drags-college-administrator-up-to-podium-to-compare-him-to-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-biden-drags-college-administrator-up-to-podium-to-compare-him-to-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Biden Drags College Administrator Up to Podium to Compare Him to Obama"},"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%2Fwatch-biden-drags-college-administrator-up-to-podium-to-compare-him-to-obama%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=2591028&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/handmaids-tale-author-under-fire-for-tweeting-article-that-asked-why-we-cant-say-woman-anymore\/\" title=\"\u2018Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Author Under Fire For Tweeting Article That Asked Why We Can\u2019t Say \u2018Woman\u2019 Anymore\">piece argues<\/a> that former President Joe Biden remains a focal point for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-cuomo-aide-reveals-n-y-state-withheld-nursing-home-covid-19-death-data\/\" title=\"Gov. Cuomo aide reveals N.Y. state withheld nursing home COVID-19 death data\">public scrutiny<\/a> because of his occasional awkward remarks, even though he is no longer in office. It notes that while the harsh critique tied to his age has softened as he left the presidency, his rare post\u2011presidency appearances still attract attention online. A highlighted moment at Syracuse University describes Biden joking about a board chair\u2019s resemblance to Barack Obama and asking if the chair \u201clooks like Barack,\u201d a moment that went viral and drew accusations of racial insensitivity from social media. The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recalls earlier controversial exchanges<\/a>,such as Biden\u2019s \u201cYou ain\u2019t black\u201d remark,which he later described as jest. it portrays Biden\u2019s post\u2011presidency public appearances as still generating controversy and scrutiny due to his often awkward, candid remarks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of the many criticisms leveled against former President Joe Biden and his administration, one of the less severe ones was that the octogenarian had a real knack for making things incredibly awkward and uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>From forgetting which of his Democratic comrades are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rep-walorskis-mom-tells-biden-jackie-right-face-media-banned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actually alive<\/a> to his propensity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dad-runs-biden-bike-trail-catches-live-sniffing-young-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smelling hair<\/a>, Biden&rsquo;s critics have latched onto these viral moments with ferocity.<\/p>\n<p>That hasn&rsquo;t been the case lately, due in no small part to the fact that Biden is not the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-running-against-rubio-releases-first-campaign-ad-doesnt-list-single-congressional-accomplishment\/\" title=\"Democrat Running Against Rubio Releases First Campaign Ad, Doesn\u2019t List Single Congressional Accomplishment\">president anymore<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that reduced profile, the former president has still managed to raise eyebrows during his rare post-presidency appearances.<\/p>\n<p>Take Biden&rsquo;s Wednesday appearance at Syracuse University, for instance.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Biden was at the school for a special portrait commemoration and gave some brief remarks that one would expect at such an event.<\/p>\n<p>He also gave some remarks that one would only expect from him:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;I always want to turn around to one guy and say, &lsquo;Barack, what are you doing?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden pulls Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Jeffrey Scruggs into the spotlight mid-speech, saying he looks like former President Obama during the unveiling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-iran-hostage-remembers-the-weak-jimmy-carter\/\" title=\"Former Iran Hostage Remembers The Weak Jimmy Carter\">46th president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ksf5fc0nP7\">pic.twitter.com\/ksf5fc0nP7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fox News (@FoxNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2044133712778969471?\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Chairman, and the chancellor-elect, dean&hellip; and by the way,&rdquo; Biden began in a now viral clip. &ldquo;I always want to turn around to one guy and say, &lsquo;Barack, what are you doing?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While that quip got some laughs, Biden soon made things awkward by bringing Syracuse University Board of Trustees Chairman Jeffrey Scruggs onto the stage. First, Biden joked that he and Scruggs should switch places.<\/p>\n<p>But then he blurted out: &ldquo;Hey, doesn&rsquo;t he look like Barack?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Social media was apoplectic with Biden&rsquo;s latest gaffe.<\/p>\n<p>Many accused the former president of being a tacit racist for thinking &ldquo;all black people look the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For Biden, this isn&rsquo;t the first awkward, racially charged exchange he&rsquo;s had with black Americans of late.<\/p>\n<p>In the lead-up to his doomed re-election bid, Biden infamously told a radio host that if you&rsquo;re black and can&rsquo;t decide between voting for him or then-nominee Donald Trump, &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-gives-eyebrow-raising-explanation-controversial-aint-black-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You ain&rsquo;t black<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Biden claimed at the time that he was simply replying in jest to a radio host being &ldquo;a wise guy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Since leaving the presidency, he\u2019s largely been out of the spotlight, but he still draws attention during rare public appearances. At a recent event at Syracuse University, he mixed humor with an awkward moment: he joked about turning to someone and asking \u201cBarack, what are you doing?\u201d and then brought Syracuse University\u2019s Board Chair Jeffrey Scruggs onstage, suggesting Scruggs resembled Barack Obama. The moment sparked a flood of online backlash accusing Biden of implying that all Black people look the same. This isn\u2019t his first racially charged exchange with Black Americans; earlier, during the 2020 campaign, he told a radio host, in a mocking tone, that if you\u2019re Black and undecided between him and Trump, you aren\u2019t Black. Biden later said he was joking about a \u201cwise guy\u201d radio host<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-14T210821.510.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3620,4133,5315,5894,50531],"class_list":["post-2591028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-biden","tag-news","tag-obama","tag-politics","tag-video-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ben-Working-Feature-Image-2026-04-14T210821.510.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591028","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591028"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591036,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591028\/revisions\/2591036"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}