Biden’s reaction to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s MAGA garb at SOTU goes viral
President Joe Biden made waves before he even arrived at the lectern to give his State of the Union address Thursday, when his reaction to seeing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) wearing a “Make American Great Again” hat went viral.
Biden’s speech has been considered by many as a kickoff to a general election rematch with former President Donald Trump, though Biden never named Trump explicitly.
Greene’s hat with the slogan popularized by Trump was just the first time she put Biden on the spot Thursday. She later shouted out from the audience “Laken Riley,” whose accused killer entered the country without authorization, as Biden was talking about border control.
But it was Biden’s when he saw Greene in that signature red hat that had social media tickled.
One post on X summed it up by calling it the “best political theater our tax dollars can buy!!!”
Many on social media applaud Biden for providing a laugh
“Even MTG couldn’t keep a straight face at Biden’s perfect reaction to her costume,” Tristan Snell wrote on X. “She’s an amateur. He’s a pro.”
“This amazing clip of Biden vs MTG proves to me he has all his marbles, all his mental faculties, all his sense of humor—and that he is going to win in November,” said Eric Feigl-Ding in a post on X.
“Imagine getting cooked like this by the President of the United States, brutal,” one user wrote on X.
Some accuse Marjorie Taylor Greene of breaking House rules
A few posts accuse Greene of breaking the House of Representative rules on conduct and attire.
The House of Representatives Committee on Ethics forbids using official resources for campaign purposes, and includes House buildings, and House rooms and offices as official resources. “Accordingly, as a general rule, they may not be used for the conduct of campaign or political activities,” the Committee on Ethics website states.
Greene addressed the controversy over the hat after the State of the Union on the Right Side Broadcasting Network.
“I caught a lot of flak from the Democrats,” Greene said, noting that Representatives are not supposed to be political in the chamber before pointing the finger back at Biden and accusing him of making the State of the Union address a campaign speech.
