President Joe Biden mirrored former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush‘s awkward “please clap” moment as he addressed the United States Coast Guard Academy’s graduating class of 2021.
“You’re a really dull class. Come on, man. Is the sun getting to you?” Biden said Wednesday in Connecticut after comparing the Coast Guard with the Navy. “All kidding aside, being here together is a victory in and of itself.”
President Biden called graduates of the Coast Guard Academy “dull” after they didn’t clap during his speech.
“You are a really dull class. C’mon man. Is a sun gettin’ to you?” pic.twitter.com/TstESv66zp
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 19, 2021
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During his 25 minute-plus speech, Biden also admitted that he needed “absolution” after his college years at the University of Delaware for “minor infractions like using a fire extinguisher to hose down an RA,” the abbreviation for residential adviser. A president traditionally absolves military academy graduates of their own minor infractions.
President Biden says he needed “absolution” after his college years for “minor infractions like using a fire extinguisher to hose down an RA.” pic.twitter.com/6ucLB2lD70
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 19, 2021
Biden’s remarks also underscored the importance of the Coast Guard in defending international trade and maritime law as the U.S. confronts China and Russia in “the South China Sea, the Arabian Gulf, and, increasingly, the Arctic.”
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“When nations try to game the system or tip the rules in their favor, it throws everything off balance,” he said.
