Remarks by President Biden at a Campaign Reception | East Hampton, NY | June 29, 2024

THE PRESIDENT:  I think I should leave now.  (Applause.) 

Thank you, thank you, thank you. 

By the way, she was 25, and I was — I was — just so you know, I was — I was under 35.  (Laughter.)  I used to be — she used to be just — anyway, now she’s 25 years younger than I am.  I don’t know how that happened.  (Laughter.)

Probably apropos of nothing.

Everyone hides:

Three great members of Congress: Dan, Tom, and Adriano.  Where are — where you guys?  Did you — still — there — thanks, fellas.  (Applause.)  No way out, huh?

This is what we call in our business a busman’s holiday, having to come hear another politician speak. 

Look, another friend, Bonnie — where — where’s Bonnie?  Bonnie, I want to tell you — Bonnie Lautenberg — Frank Lautenberg, we both miss him dearly.  And one of the things I was able to do before he passed and when he passed was — honored him posthumously, bestowed the Medal of Freedom on him.  And, Bonnie — (applause) — you’ve been a great friend for a long time.

It’s great to see Howard Stern here.  Where is Howard?  How could I miss Howard?  Anyway, he was here a moment ago.  Anyway, it was great to see him, and I had a great time on his show.  And I’m actually going to take a chance in going back.  (Laughter.)

Howard bailed? … Or else Biden thought he was the HHS Secretary?

Research on the debate shows it can — you know, all those folks on the edge, converting more undecided voters.  Well, we converted more undecided voters than Trump did, especially on January 6th and who’s fighting for the working class, the middle class. 

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White House tactfully corrects Biden, because his words are clear enough on the audio:

He also lied about how great he was with veterans.  Well, then I told him how he had called the veterans who had given their lives in a cemetery in Italy [France] — he wouldn’t go to the cemetery, and — because he said they’re a bunch of “suckers” and “losers.”  Well, our son was one of those people — not in Italy [France] but in Iraq — and he died. 

You know, I was told by my docs when I had an aneurism years ago — when I was going down to the operating room for a nine-hour operation, I remember asking him — I said, “How am I going to do, doc?”  He said, “Well, you got a good 35 to 50 percent chance.”  (Laughter.)  And I said, “Well, that’s good.”
 
And after it was all over, he said, “You know what your problem is, Senator?”  He said, “You’re a congenital optimist.”  (Laughter.)  Well, I am.

He misheard a word as “optimist.”

Guys, thanks for being here.  Thank you.  (Applause.)
 
And, by the way, I don’t want to go home.  (Laughter.) 

Jill and the dogs scare me!

“Beau died in Iraq.”

But I think we know why you’re here. Music and laughter are only coming from one place. Liquor free-flowing in both places.