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Biden Sends World’s Worst Condolences to WH Guest Over Unexpected Death, Twitter Erupts in Horror

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Biden Sends World’s Worst Condolences to WH Guest Over Unexpected Death, Twitter Erupts in Horror

by Bradley Cortright
June 17, 2022 at 9:38 am
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President Joe Biden is under fire over the language he used while extending his sympathy over the unexpected passing of a colleague to a White House guest.

During an event at the White House on Thursday, Biden took a little detour from his remarks to offer his condolences to the CEO of Jo-Ann Stores over the unexpected passing of the company’s chief financial officer.

But his remarks horrified some watchers who found his language quite insensitive.

“By the way, my sympathies to the family of your… CFO who dropped dead very unexpectedly,” Biden said. “My best to their family.”

He added, “That’s tough stuff.”

Watch the moment below:

Joe Biden to the CEO of Jo-Ann Stores: "My sympathies to the family of your, uh, your CFO, who dropped dead very unexpectedly." pic.twitter.com/G6gSmDa1z5

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 16, 2022

Check out some of the comments below:

Stay classy Joe. https://t.co/NcVmX6W2Ij

— Larry Behrens (@larrybehrens) June 16, 2022

Much poetic https://t.co/2px4NpnIwI

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) June 16, 2022

Geeeeeeez guy… soulless. Can't imagine the left's outrage if Trump had said this verbatim. https://t.co/DqbiwR1wAF

— Five Times August (@FiveTimesAugust) June 16, 2022

Yikes! https://t.co/66QqrtjJ0k

— Cameron Arcand (@cameron_arcand) June 16, 2022

“Empathy matters. Compassion matters.” – Joe Biden (2020) https://t.co/sr3lJF5oSK

— Charles Correll III (@chairlzIII) June 16, 2022

Not knowing who you’re talking about, then saying the deceased “dropped dead” is certainly an interesting way to offer condolences https://t.co/NKnGNdMnKD

— Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) June 16, 2022

Biden to a guest at his speech:

"My sympathies to the family of your… uhhh… CFO who dropped dead very unexpectedly." pic.twitter.com/WmfJ2o8Mlk

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 16, 2022

I can always tell someone is genuinely saddened for my loss when they use the term “dropped dead.” ? https://t.co/6wgez0KyhU

— Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) June 16, 2022

I…man. I don’t know. https://t.co/KWRi0lWvb1

— Luke Thompson (@ltthompso) June 16, 2022

His last remaining super power was sympathy for those who'd lost family. https://t.co/kSpLeySNrs

— Christopher Bedford (@CBedfordDC) June 16, 2022

There is no doubt that Biden meant well, and having the leader of the free world pass along his sympathies for the passing of your colleague would hopefully be a meaningful moment for the person on the receiving end.

But using the phrase “dropped dead” instead of “passed away” or even “died” is not the best choice of words and, as many observers unfortunately noted, comes off as tone-deaf or insensitive.

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Bradley Cortright

Bradley Cortright

IJR, Senior Writer He's written for Independent Journal Review since 2019.

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