Biden appeared almost 10 years to the day after he was a guest on the first “Late Night” show with Meyers when he was vice president in 2014.

Biden appeared almost 10 years to the day after he was a guest on the first “Late Night” show with Meyers when he was vice president in 2014.

President Joe Biden made an appearance Monday on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” where he answered questions about topics ranging from his age and the Israel-Hamas war to the conservative conspiracy about Taylor Swift.

The interview comes almost 10 years to the day after Biden was a guest on the first “Late Night” show with Meyers, which aired on Feb. 24, 2014, when Biden was vice president. It also follows a decision this month to skip a Super Bowl interview that had a much larger audience.

During Monday’s Q&A, Biden was asked early on how he addresses voter concern over his age.

“Take a look at the other guy, he’s about as old as I am," said Biden, who at 81 is four years older than former President Donald Trump.

“It’s about how old your ideas are. Look, I mean, this is a guy who wants to take us back,” Biden added, pointing to Trump’s positions on abortion rights, which he suggested were outdated.

  • wildbus8979
    314·
    10 months ago

    It’s not that the Dems aren’t good enough, it’s that they are willfully letting it happen because the fear panders to their base. It’s the pied piper strategy. One that worked oh so well for the Dems primary and Hilary if you recall.

    • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
      93·
      10 months ago

      So, again, you’d rather this gets significantly worse. Because that’s what comes from letting the republicans win.

      Also Biden’s done a lot of positive things. I voted for “not Trump” and he’s well exceeded expectations. There have also been significant disappointments; I wanted him to be better on Israel / Palestine, but that’s no good reason to give the office to the guy who’ll happily nuke Gaza before he fellates Putin.

      • wildbus8979
        213·
        10 months ago

        No what I’m telling you is that you are actively participating in this vicious cycle. And yeah actually, being actively complicit in genocide (an actual legal term under international law) is indeed a good reason not to vote for someone.

        • HopeOfTheGunblade@kbin.social
          72·
          10 months ago

          Do you think that if you don’t participate it goes away? Because people tried that in 2016, and it didn’t go away, it got worse. You are participating in this world until you leave, there is no ethical consumption under capitalism but you still have to eat. The device you are writing your posts on most likely owns a share of a dead slave child. You can’t live in this world and have totally clean hands. The best you can hope for is to steer it, a little bit, in a better direction, and sitting on your hands so you don’t have to recognize the inevitable blood on them and get to feel pure ain’t it, friend.

          • AbidanYre@lemmy.worldEnglish
            52·
            10 months ago

            sitting on your hands so you don’t have to recognize the inevitable blood on them and get to feel pure ain’t it

            Don’t worry, he also said:

            You know how ommission is still a lie? Well inaction works the same.

            So I’m sure he’ll accept the blame for Trump’s shit if he wins in November since sitting around sniffing your own farts is nearly as bad as actively destroying democracy.