"When I went over to Ireland, It was a great experience. I've been to Ireland many times, but not to actually look up - to find my actual family members. And there are so many - and they actually weren't in jail. There's still a place called Finnegan's pub...that's related to my family. I'm the only Irishman you ever met, though, that's never had a drink, so I'm okay. I'm really not Irish."
March 2023 - Laying down the insults against Irish culture during a WH St. Patrick's Day celebration.
"...the banking system is safe."
March 2023 - This following the unexpectedly fast collapse of bank SVD in CA, the largest collapse since the Great Recession; of course blame on Trump followed thereafter as did the closure of Signature Bank in NY.
"What's going on in Florida is, as my mother would say, close to sinful. It's just terrible what they're doing."
March 2023 - The Daily Show, commenting on laws enacted by the state to protect minors from damaging medical procedures.
"MAGA Republicans are calling for defunding the police department."
(March 2023 - It was clearly the Democrats and supporting Leftists / Progressives that called for the Defunding of Police across America during the 2020 riots / protests.
"I came back from trip after being away for couple of days,and i had this terrible headaches. They had to take my head off couple a times to see if i have a brain."
(March 2023
"I stand with the Capitol Police. I hope House Republicans feel ashamed for what was done to undermine our law enforcement."
(March 2023; clearly overlooking the damage done by the Democratic leaders to law enforcement during the riots/anti-police marches of 2020)
"I know it may make some of you uncomfortable, but that little state above me, Delaware is one of them, has the highest rate, one of the highest rates of gun ownership. But guess what? We're going to ban assault weapons again come hell or high water and high capacity magazines. When we did it last time to reduce mass deaths."
(February 2023; clearly indicating an attack on the 2nd Amendment - a founding American Amendment - while speaking at a Democratic Caucus)
"I may be a white boy, but I'm not stupid."
(March 2023 - He's half right)
"It was already there when I got here, man."
(February 2023; When pressed by a reporter on the issue of taking blame for inflation; inflation was at 1.4% when he took office in Jan 2021, it hit 9.1% in May 2022 and sits at 6.5% today)
"More than half the women in my cabinet- more than, more than half of the people in my cabinet- more than half the women in my administration are women!"
(February 2023)
"That's why we defeated it in 2018 when they tried to do it. We went to 54 states."
(October 2022; On Democrats campaigning in 2018 to keep Obamacare in place - on last check, the U.S. still had just 50 states)
"Fetterman is everything that he appears to be."
(October 2022; A not-so-ringing endorsement of Pennsylvania Senator-hopeful John Fetterman whose stroke has left him with obvious cognitive issues during his limited public appearances)
"Because it's not record inflation anymore. I'm bringing it down."
(October 2022; In response to a reporter's question as to why voters should choose Democrats in the Midterm Elections - despite inflation remaining over 8%)
"The most common price of gas in America is $3.39, down from over five dollars when I took office."
(October 2022; speaking to reporters about the economy ahead of the Midterms; Gas prices were actually $2.39 when Biden took office, inherited from the Trump Presidency)
"Happy Birthday to a great president, we know your mom is always with you."
(October 2022; Biden towards VICE President Kamala Harris)
"The right that I pushed hard, and it finally got changed, the married couples in the privacy of their bedroom, excuse me, I'm thinking about the Dobbs decision..."
(October 2022; Biden at a Restore Roe rally attempting to say something about something PT2)
"I was apologizing for my back, my mother would be very angry. I was talking with people with my back to them. I apologize. So thank you all so very, very much,..."
(October 2022; Biden at a Restore Roe rally attempting to say something about something PT1)
"If you get any questionable calls, please tell us by going to report fraud...report fraud, D-O-T, F-T-C, dot gov"
(October 2022; Biden introducing the Student Loan Debt Forgiveness website and SPELLING out the word DOT in the URL)
"Well, that’s always been the case here..."
(October 2022; Biden responding to a reporter that California has ALWAYS HAD $7-a-gallon gasoline prices; gas prices have surged 39% in the state amidst rampant inflation and Democrat spending)
"Our economy is strong as hell!"
(October 2022; Biden, while munching on an ice cream cone, responding to a reporter's question about inflation, this as inflation rose in September and the economy is in recession)
"Now, a very important thing I told my daughters and granddaughters...no serious guys until you are 30."
(October 2022; Biden, with his hands on the shoulders of a young girl, delivering unsolicited dating advice to the minor)
"I say it's, I think it's, I haven't, look, I have trouble even mentioning, even saying to myself in my own head the number of years. I no more think of myself as being as old as I am than a fly. I mean it's just not- uh-uh- I haven't observed anything, there's not things..."
September 2022 - 60 Minutes Interview.
"I want to thank all of you here, including bipartisan elected officials like … Senator Braun, Senator Booker, Representative … Jackie, Jackie are you here?" Biden said. "I think she was going to be here to help make this a reality."
(September 2022; Representative Jackie Walorski, 58, had died a month earlier in a tragic car accident along with two of her staffers, Biden's own administration issued its condolences in writing)
"The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with Covid. We’re still doing a lot of work on it. It’s – but the pandemic is over"
(September 2022, this as most of America has moved on from the pandemic since early-mid 2021)
"For those brave right-wing Americans who say it’s all about keeping America independent and safe, if you want to fight against the country, you need an F-15. You need something more than a gun."
(August 2022, mocking 2nd Amendment Supporters and law-abiding citizens at a speech promoting stricter gun laws for all Americans)
"Inflation in July 2022 was zero percent."
(July 2022, this during a month when inflation ran at 8.5%)
"My mother droves us rather than us being able to walk and guess what? The first frost, you know what was happening? You had to put on your windshield wipers to get literally the oil slick off the window. That’s why I and so damn many other people I grew up with have cancer and why for the longest time, Delaware had the highest cancer rate in the nation."
(July 2022, talking about God knows what)
"Republicans are doing nothing but obstructing our efforts to crack down on gas-price gouging, lower food prices, lower healthcare costs, and hopefully, soon, lower your prescription drug costs. This is not right. And that’s why this election is going to be so darn important."
(July 2022, this as the Democrats hold majority control in the White House, Senate, AND Congress)
"It is noteworthy that the percentage of women who registered to vote and cast a ballot is consistently higher than the percentage of the men who do so. End of quote. Repeat the line."
(July 2022, reading teleprompter directional text out loud EXACTLY as it appeared)
"By the way, my sympathies to your – the family of your CFO, who dropped dead very unexpectedly. My best to their family, that's tough stuff.."
(June 2022, rather crudely referencing the death of Jo-Ann Stores CEO Wade Miquelon who passed away the day prior)
"First of all, it's not inevitable. Secondly, we're in a stronger position than any nation in the world to overcome this inflation."
(June 2022, regarding the impending recession which has led to dire warnings from economists for 3Q)
"If it’s my fault, why is it the case in every other major industrial country in the world that inflation is higher? You ask yourself that? I’m not being a wise guy."
(June 2022, in reference to rising inflation and a recession being all but an inevitability; other countries were not showing higher rates of inflation than the U.S. at the time)
"Why don’t they drill more?"
(June 2022, calling oil companies to help lower gas prices; the Democrats have been staunch supporters of anti-oil/gas initiatives and supporters of doing away with fossil fuels altogether)
"You couldn’t buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed."
(May 2022, calling for stricter gun laws following the mass shooting at Uvalde, TX; his repeated statement has been proven untrue several times prior)
"I've been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan of over 40 I think 38 times..."
(May 2022, speaking to U.S. Naval Academy graduates. Once again, the White House later had to apply a correction saying the number was actually 21)
"Yes. Yes, we have a commitment to do that..."
(May 2022, when asked whether the U.S. would come to the military aid of Taiwan from Chinese aggression. The White House then had to backtrack on the comment to reassure strategic ambiguity was still the U.S. course of action')
"When President Biden took office, millions were unemployed and there was no vaccine available."
(May 2022, official WH Twitter feed touting admin gains; the vaccine had been available under Trump since Dec 2020')
"Use these funds we made available to you to prioritize public safety...Do it quickly, before the summer, when crime rates typically surge. Taking action today is going to save lives tomorrow. So, use the money. Hire the police officers...Invest in proven solutions."
(May 2022, on using America Rescue Plan funds to fund law enforcement, this after not denouncing the BLM-riots of 2020 while on the campaign trail and now five months ahead of mid-term elections predicting a Red Wave')
"But no amendment — no amendment to the Constitution is absolute."
(April 2022, in a Rose Garden speech on Gun Violence Prevention)
"One of the things I found out as President of the United States, I get to spend a lot of that money...We’re spending billions of dollars to do it"
(Apr 2022, referring to making every vehicle in the U.S. Military 'climate friendly')
"I’m deeply proud of the work she is doing as First Lady with Joining Forces initiative she started with Michelle Obama when she was Vice President and now carries on."
(Apr 2022, Michelle was First Lady)
"For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power."
(Mar 2022, calling for removal of Russian leader Putin, much to the chagrin of EU leaders)
"There’s been a little change in arrangement of who is on the stage because of the First Lady’s husband contracting COVID."
(Mar 2022, referring to Vice President Harris and her husband)
"As you've heard me say I grew up in a family, like many of you, where the price of gasoline was discussed at the kitchen table."
(Mar 2022, on rising gas prices)
"We will not fight the Third World War in Ukraine...that's called World War III."
(Mar 2022, on the possibility of U.S. troops fighting in Ukraine)
"The drawdown is proceeding in a secure and orderly way, prioritizing the safety of our troops as they depart."
(Aug 2021, on the Afghanistan exit which left 13 U.S. Marines and at least 60 Afghans dead; Iraqi civilians were seen falling from the wings of outbound transports)
"None whatsoever. What you had is you had entire brigades breaking through the gates of our embassy. Six if I'm not mistaken. The Taliban is not the South, the North Vietnamese army. They're not - they're not remotely comparable in terms of capability. There's going to be no circumstance where you're going to see people being lifted off the roof of a embassy."
(Jul 2021, on comparisons between the exit of Kabul and Saigon in which the former eventually had eerie similarities to the latter)
"Today, while the virus hasn't been vanquished, we know this: it no longer controls our lives."
(Jul 2021, one month before Delta surge)
"No amendment, no amendment to the Constitution is absolute."
(April 2021, said while revealing new executive orders on gun control)
"Wear the Damn Mask."
(Oct 2020, talking down to non-maskers; cloth masks eventually found to be largely ineffective)
"Now we have over 120 million dead from COVID."
(Jun 2020, actual COVID fatalities at the time were 120,000)
"If you have a problem figuring out whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."
(May 2020, on African-American radio show)
"You ever been to a caucus?...No you haven't. You're a lying dog-faced pony soldier."
(May 2020, said to a young female voter at rally)
"I may be Irish but I'm not Stupid."
(Dec 2019)
"I would in fact make sure that there is, that we immediately surge to the border — all those people are seeking asylum. They deserve to be heard."
(Sep 2019)
"Poor kids are just as bright and just as talented as white kids."
(Aug 2019)
"Now is the time to heed the timeless advice from Teddy Roosevelt: 'Speak softly and carry a big stick'. I promise you, the president has a big stick."
(2012)
"I cannot believe that a French man visiting Kiev went back home and told his colleagues he discovered something and didn't say he discovered the most beautiful women in the world. That's my observation."
(2009)
"A man I'm proud to call my friend. A man who will be the next President of the United States - Barack America!"
(Aug 2008, on running mate Barack Obama)
"If John McCain wants to know where the bad guys live, come back with me to Afghanistan. We know where they reside, and it's not Iraq."
(Jul 2008)
"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man."
(January 2007, on Barack Obama)
"In Delaware, the largest growth of population is Indian Americans, moving from India. You cannot go to a 7/11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking."
(2006)
