Former President Joe Biden’s latest media appearance was supposed to be a soft pitch on friendly turf—but instead, it turned into another glaring example of why many Americans remain deeply concerned about his age, mental sharpness, and the crumbling legacy he insists on defending.
Appearing on ABC’s *The View* on May 8, Biden tried to tout his so-called accomplishments in infrastructure, education, and the economy. But what viewers got instead was a stumbling, mumbling display of incoherence that played right into the fears conservatives—and increasingly, moderates—have voiced for years: that Joe Biden is simply not up to the task.
Attempting to boast about the “benefits” of his administration’s infrastructure initiatives, Biden quickly derailed. “They’re all the the the… projects, the benefits,” he stammered. “How do you lead the world without having the best infrastructure? How do you lead the world without having the best healthcare in the world?”
And it didn’t get any better from there.
He launched into a repetitive, confused rant about education, repeating the same line almost verbatim: “How do you lead the world without having the best education system in the world? How do you lead the world without having the best education system in the world? How do you lead the world when you don’t have that done?”
Online reaction was swift and brutal. Conservative commentator Blayne C. posted the clip with the caption, “Biden’s appearance on *The View* is going about as well as you’d expect.” Thousands chimed in, with one user summing up the moment perfectly: “Good God, someone needs to take the man back to the memory care facility ASAP.”
But Biden’s trainwreck interview didn’t stop with verbal fumbles. When co-host Sunny Hostin asked a rare challenging question—about whether Biden’s early exit from the 2024 race and endorsement of Kamala Harris hurt her chances—Biden couldn’t even get the basic math right.
“I say, number one, that there were still six full months,” he said confidently. The problem? He gave Harris just over 100 days to pivot her campaign—not six months. It’s not just a minor slip. It’s another clear sign of a man increasingly detached from the details of his own decisions.
Biden then returned to patting himself on the back—this time for economic “successes” that most Americans would beg to differ on. Ignoring the real pain caused by soaring inflation and stagnant wages under his administration, Biden declared, “We built the economy from the middle out and the bottom up. The strongest economy in the world, where we left. That’s not hyperbole, that’s a fact.”
The only problem? That *is* hyperbole. In fact, under Biden, the economy buckled under the weight of reckless spending, the highest inflation in decades, and a shrinking middle class. His so-called “Recovery Act” was a pork-filled monstrosity that padded the pockets of special interests while everyday Americans paid more at the pump and in the grocery aisle.
This performance on *The View* wasn’t just another embarrassing moment for Joe Biden—it was a window into the failed leadership and delusion that defined his presidency. For a man still trying to spin his way into a respectable legacy, appearances like this only cement the opposite.
And the left? They’re pretending this was a win.
For the rest of us, it was a reminder of what we left behind—and why we can’t afford to go back.
