Obama jokingly calls Biden ‘vice president’
Obama returned to the White House for the first time after leaving office, jokingly calling Biden “the vice president”, prompting Biden to respond by raising his hand in a military salute.
Former US President Barack Obama on April 5 joined US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to participate in an event “celebrating the success of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Medicaid program” at The White House.
While speaking in the East Room, former president Obama called White House boss Joe Biden “vice president” and quickly asserted he was joking.
Both President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris next to him burst out laughing. Mr. Biden also showed humor when he raised his hand in a military salute before Obama. The two then shook hands and patted each other’s shoulders to the laughter of onlookers.
When it was his turn to speak, Mr. Biden also told Mr. Obama: “Welcome back to the White House. It feels like going back to the good old days.”
US President Joe Biden raises his hand in a military salute when he is called “vice president” by Mr. Obama at the White House on April 5. Video: ABC News.
This is the first time Obama has returned to the White House since he left office in 2017. The event honoring the ACA, or Obamacare, is also the first time Obama and Biden have appeared together in Washington, D.C. since Biden’s inauguration early last year.
Mr. Biden and Mr. Obama are both Democrats and Biden served as vice president in the administration Obama from 2009 to 2017. The two are said to have a good relationship and Obama has appeared many times to help Biden “suck” voters in the race for the White House in 2020.
Last month marked the 12th anniversary of Obamacare being approved by Obama into law. The White House said President Biden plans to take further actions to strengthen the program.
Obamacare is the most significant policy reform of the American health care system since the 1960s, aimed at helping millions of Americans have health insurance. The Act builds on existing programs such as Medicare (to help with health care costs for people 65 years of age or older or for people with disabilities under age 65) and Medicaid (to help with health care costs for people with disabilities). low income).
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