Joe Biden held a state dinner for the Japanese prime minister on Wednesday night, and of course it wouldn’t be a Biden event without gaffes and weird moments.
Watch as Jill and Joe are standing with the Kishidas for the photos before the dinner. But Jill has to pull Joe out of the way so the prime minister can stand where he’s supposed to for the shots. Handlers at work again:
Biden was asked if he had a message regarding Iran’s threats on behalf of Israel.
He responded, “Thank you all. Appreciate it.” Does he even know what’s going on? Or is he just deflecting?
He’s also a bit out of uniform — why is he wearing a regular tie? Also, how typical of D.C. that the police sirens are so loud in the background.
State dinner guests included Apple’s Tim Cook, actor Robert DeNiro, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, as well as former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton in a billowy caftan. She looked like she was wearing a tablecloth or perhaps a tent. I think it’s safe to say what Sanchez was wearing was not a billowy caftan—I’m not sure what it was, but it sure looked an awful lot like Fredericks of Hollywood lingerie.