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Lame duck President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden ignored a beaming Vice President Kamala Harris — who was applauding enthusiastically for the couple — as they entered the Kennedy Center Honors to a standing ovation, awkward video shows.
The Bidens didn’t greet or acknowledge Harris as they entered the 47th Kennedy Center Honors, even as they took a spot standing right next to the vice president her husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff.
Clips of the awkward snub quickly began circulating on X, with social media users remarking how the couple even avoided eye contact with Harris and Emhoff.
“Jill and Joe Biden are refusing to even look at Kamala Harris tonight,” the popular X account End Wokeness wrote alongside a clip, which had been viewed more than 780,000 times as of early Monday.
Several other social media commentators also joked about the uncomfortable interaction, with many quipping that the Bidens must have “voted for President Trump,” who won the 2024 presidential election in a landslide victory over the Democrats last month.
Other critics said it seemed the usually upbeat Democrats were divided and in despair, remarking, “What happened to the joy?”
“Can you blame them[?] Best case scenario she convinced him she would win, worst case the[y] ousted him so she could run. Either way, they probably feel robbed,” a social media commentator wrote.
Another simply added: “I love how awkward it is for them.”
The uneasy exchange took place Sunday night at the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual event recognizing artists who have made an impact in the US.
This year’s event was hosted by Queen Latifah at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D.C. Honorees included members of the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Francis Ford Coppola, among others.