Is Joe Biden really the president? Is someone else running the show behind the scenes? Was Biden a figurehead to defeat former President Donald Trump only to hand power back to a cadre of left-wing political operatives?
It sounds ridiculous to say, but a growing number of people believe such things. Admittedly, whenever Biden trips, falls, stumbles, or has one of his many blunders, such conspiracy theories look more legitimate. Perhaps that is why a new poll found that most voters believe it is former President Barack Obama in charge of the White House, not Biden.
A recent survey from Rasmussen Reports revealed that 63% of likely voters think “Obama is influencing the policies of the Biden administration,” including 40% who feel this puppet arrangement is “very likely.” Conversely, just 29% of voters don’t believe such a thing, Rasmussen reported. It represents a stunning rebuke of Biden’s autonomy and an embarrassing indictment of Biden’s perceived weakness.
Many would argue the Biden administration has been a complete disaster and considerably worse than the Obama presidency. However, Biden has adhered to many of the guiding principles set forth by the Obama administration. This is not altogether surprising since he was Obama’s vice president. Nevertheless, it’s probably a stretch and unrealistic to think Obama controls the presidency behind the scenes. Then again, a comment from Obama several years ago might have added fuel to that conspiracy fire.
During an interview with left-wing CBS talk show host Stephen Colbert in November 2020, Obama discussed how he could get a third term. It was meant to be humorous; however, some could argue that Obama’s words eerily describe the current situation at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
“I used to say if I can make an arrangement where I had a stand-in or frontman or frontwoman, and they had an earpiece in, and I was just in my basement in my sweats looking through the stuff, and I could sort of deliver the lines while someone was doing all the talking and ceremony, I’d be fine with that because I found the work fascinating,” Obama said jokingly (or did he?).
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“Even on my worst days, I found puzzling out these big complicated, difficult issues, especially if you were working with some great people, to be, especially professionally, really satisfying,” Obama added.
Given Biden’s gaffes, mistakes, and general look of constant confusion, it’s enough to make one wonder. As they said in the 1990 hit song by the musical group C+C Music Factory, “things that make you go, hmmmm.”
