Former Vice President Joe Biden said many of the Internet memes portraying his and former President Barack Obama’s relationship are “in essence…all true.”
Biden told NBC News he knows memes are how many young people know him and said he has some favorites.
“A couple of ones I liked were ones where I was trying on Ray Bans and he’s lying on the couch and I turn around and I said, ‘Which ones do you like?’ And he looks at me and says, ‘Joe, Joe, come on, focus here,’” Biden said, referring to a clip from a White House video that showed that the then-president and vice president were in on the joke.
Another of his favorites had him telling Obama about pranking incoming President Trump with a “fake birth certificate.” Trump was a leading voice in the conspiracy theory that Obama’s American birth certificate wasn’t authentic.
biden: cmon you gotta print a fake birth certificate, put it in an envelope labeled “SECRET” and leave it in the oval office desk
obama: joe pic.twitter.com/UTtv1JkE5o— jomny sun (@jonnysun) November 11, 2016
The Biden memes especially took off in the days after the 2016 election.
Biden: Ok here’s the plan: have you seen Home Alone
Obama: Joe, no
Biden: Just one booby trap
Obama: Joe pic.twitter.com/IDTc2L1sKF— Dean E. S. Richard (@deanfortythree) November 11, 2016
Biden: Oh boy, his car is here, quick let’s all hide
Obama: Joe pls pic.twitter.com/w0pqxcaS9A— Mollie Goodfellow (@hansmollman) November 10, 2016
“You brought him into our home..the one we’ve shared for 8 years..”
“Joe, he’s about to be-“
“He sat in my chair.” pic.twitter.com/3NQ1QXO2Ul
— I AM 30 TUHDAY BITCH!!!! (@_SailorKhandi_) November 13, 2016
Joe: I hid all the pens from Trump
Obama: Why?
Joe: Because he bringing his own.
Obama: ???
Joe: HE’S BRINGING HIS OWN PENCE pic.twitter.com/uni3WUd4X3— The Hashtagonist (@TheHashtag0nist) November 12, 2016
Biden: You have some big shoes to fill
Pence: I know, being VP is a huge responsibility.
B: No, Mike. The memes. pic.twitter.com/BLZ7vhQLB8— Luke The Supertramp (@_craw4d4_) November 11, 2016
