President Joe Biden seemed to laugh off a question about alleged abuse that migrant children are suffering under his administration at the U.S. border during a press conference on Thursday and raised his voice when answering reporters’ questions.
The press conference comes after Biden has avoided having to answer difficult questions from reporters and has gone more than two months without having his first press conference — the longest streak in modern U.S. history.
A reporter asked Biden about hundreds of children that were being held at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility who are “sleeping on floors” that are packed into these pods and have “not seen the sun in days.”
“What’s your reaction to these images that have come out from that particular facility?” the reporter asked. “Is what’s happening inside acceptable to you? And when is this going to be fixed?”
“Is that serious a question, right?” Biden asked as he laughed. “Is it acceptable to me? C’mon.”
The dismissive chuckle is a good look here on the question about the suffering of children. pic.twitter.com/yS6WN3rPcE
— Caleb Howe (@CalebHowe) March 25, 2021
At other points during the press conference Biden would be answering a question and then raise his voice for no clear reason.
Watch Biden randomly start yelling in the middle of answer about tax rates pic.twitter.com/A0o4hTcfkn
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) March 25, 2021
Biden appeared to struggle at other points during the press conference.
Joe Biden is senile pic.twitter.com/QWUBa9v8iD
— Caleb Hull (@CalebJHull) March 25, 2021
Editor’s Note: The title and opening paragraph of this piece have been updated to more accurately reflect the content of the press conference.