Democratic President Joe Biden elicited laughter from the audience attending a Virginia Beach event after he subtly mocked Georgia Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who heckled him during his State of the Union address in February.
But instead of verbalizing his unfiltered criticism about the far-right conspiracy theorist–who repeatedly shouted including calling him a "liar" during his SOTU speech–Biden took the high road and gestured the sign of the cross.
The crowd howled in response, to which Biden–a devout Catholic–remarked:
“I’m gonna be good."
You can watch a clip of the moment below.
\u201cPresident Biden calls out Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for yelling \u201cLiar!\u201d during the State of the Union and then proceeds to \u271d\ufe0f himself.\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
Biden has used the signing of the cross on a number of occasions for levity.
The gesture of Christian origin can represent a blessing or protection from evil–which may or may not have applied here.
\u201c@therecount I would, too, if I had evil directed at me, and Sporkfoot is evil.\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount Bravo! \ud83d\udcaa\ud83d\ude0e \ud83c\udf7b \ud83e\udd23 \ud83e\udd23 \ud83e\udd23Dark Brandon calls 'em out. This is what he'll do next!\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
Twitter was here for Biden's alter ego "Dark Brandon" invoking divine intervention during a time of need.
\u201c@therecount Dark Brandon still got it!\ud83d\ude08\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount I love this man!!!\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount He is so effing good.\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount Well done Pres!! Best address yet!\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount God bless you Mr. President\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount Bravo Mr. President. Done with class and subtlety.\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount I know the President takes our Social Security and Medicare seriously, so I don\u2019t mind a bit of comic relief when confronting people who don\u2019t.\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
\u201c@therecount For Joe, it's all about mind over matter.\n\nHe doesn't mind because Marge doesn't matter....\u201d— The Recount (@The Recount) 1677616934
During his SOTU address, Biden touched on his GOP colleagues wanting "to take the economy hostage" unless he agreed to meet their economic demands.
But when he noted that some unnamed Republicans wanted to slash and sunset Medicare instead of making the wealthy pay their fair share, it prompted jeers from the disagreeable Republicans in the room–including from MTG, who bellowed out to him, "liar, liar!"
Biden went on to explain how Social Security and Medicare served as "a lifeline for millions of seniors."
"Americans have been paying into them with every single paycheck since they started working."
"So tonight, let’s all agree to stand up for seniors. Stand up and show them we will not cut Social Security. We will not cut Medicare."
He managed to receive support from both Democrats and Republicans who rose to their feet in support of American senior citizens and in defiance of the alleged proposals to slash Social Security and Medicare.
