Former President Joe Biden was caught in an awkward moment when he drifted back toward the stage as the dedication ceremony for President Barack Obama\u2019s presidential library wrapped up Thursday.
\nVideo shows Biden pulling down his sunglasses and peering into the crowd as his wife, Jill Biden, and Obama exited the stage, leaving him behind.
\nAt one moment, Biden shouted, \u201cwhere\u2019s my granddaughter?\u2019\u201d
\nA person familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital that Biden was searching for his granddaughter, who was sitting in the audience.
\nOBAMA LEADING BIDEN OFF STAGE BY THE HAND \u2018REALLY PISSED ME OFF,\u2019 HUNTER BIDEN SEETHES<\/p>\n
The moment came at the conclusion of a star-studded event celebrating the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago, which brought together Obama, Biden, Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris and a host of entertainers and political figures.
\nThe incident also follows renewed scrutiny of Biden\u2019s health and his initial decision to seek a second term in 2024.
\nDuring an appearance at New York\u2019s 92nd Street Y this week, Hillary Clinton called Biden\u2019s re-election bid a \u201cterrible mistake,\u201d arguing that Democrats may have been better positioned had there been a competitive primary process before the 2024 election.
\nHILLARY CLINTON HAMMERS JOE BIDEN FOR 2024 REELECTION BID DESPITE SUPPORTING CAMPAIGN: \u2018TERRIBLE MISTAKE\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cVery sadly, I believe whoever emerged from that contest, whether it was the vice president or a governor or a senator or anybody else, would have beaten Donald Trump,\u201d Clinton said. \u201cSo I think it was a terrible miscalculation on the part of President Biden.\u201d
\nBiden faced major pressure from Democratic Party leadership to drop out of the presidential race following his disastrous debate performance against Trump. Despite opinion pieces and public calls for him to exit the race, Biden remained in the contest for more than three weeks after the debate.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, former first lady Jill Biden recently wrote that she feared her husband may have been suffering a stroke following his widely criticized debate performance against then-candidate Donald Trump in June 2024, and suggested he should not have continued his re-election campaign.
\nThe former president is also locked in a legal battle with the Justice Department over the release of audio recordings from his interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur, whose investigation into Biden\u2019s handling of classified documents fueled additional questions about his age and memory. In those audio recordings, Hur described then-sitting President Biden as a \u201cwell-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory,\u201d a characterization that became a flashpoint in the debate over Biden\u2019s mental fitness for the job.
\nThe 83-year-old former president is currently battling Stage 4 prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"