Former President Barack Obama cracked a joke about President Joe Biden during a visit to the White House to promote the Affordable Care Act.
“Thank you. Vice President Biden. Vice president — that was a joke,” Obama said.
He added, “That was all set up. My president, Joe Biden.”
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Barack Obama: "Thank you Vice President Biden" pic.twitter.com/b1Vzhr8Iuu
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Biden tweeted, saying it is “an honor to welcome my friend President [Barack Obama] back to the White House.
He continued, “I look forward to discussing the big step we’re announcing today that would expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act for families and lower health care costs for hardworking Americans.”
It’s an honor to welcome my friend President @BarackObama back to the White House. I look forward to discussing the big step we’re announcing today that would expand coverage under the Affordable Care Act for families and lower health care costs for hardworking Americans. pic.twitter.com/FkLnkB96Jt
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While delivering remarks, Obama made another joke about Biden.
“I confess, I heard some changes have been made by the current president since I was last here,” Obama said. “Apparently, Secret Service agents have to wear Aviator glasses now. The Navy mess has been replaced by a Baskin-Robbins. And there’s a cat running around, which I guarantee Beau and Sunny would have been very unhappy about.”
Pivoting his speech, Obama said presidents are not “supposed to do this just to occupy a seat or to hang on to power. We’re supposed to do this because it’s making a difference in the lives of the people who sent us here.”
During a press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki commented on their friendship.
“They are real friends, not just Washington friends, and so I’m sure they will talk about events in the world as well as their families and personal lives,” Psaki said.
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“They are real friends, not just Washington friends,” press sec. Jen Psaki says of Pres. Biden and former Pres. Obama.
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Obama will visit the White House tomorrow for the first time since leaving office to attend Affordable Care Act event. https://t.co/khoz4nWIQz pic.twitter.com/0qdRXqeI5z
Psaki told reporters it’s “exactly the right time to have the former president come here — given this is one of the proudest accomplishments that they worked on together, they shared together.”
She continued, “And it is emblematic of their shared view and belief that government can work for people and it can work for the American people. And this is an example of building on a success from more than 10 years ago and making it better over time.”