Former President Joe Biden sparked a bizarre moment when he drifted back toward the stage as Obama's library ceremony wrapped up.
Former PresidentJoe Bidenwas caught in an awkward moment when he drifted back toward the stage as the dedication ceremony for President Barack Obama’s presidential library wrapped up Thursday.
Video shows Biden pulling down his sunglasses. peering into the crowd as his wife, Jill Biden, and Obama exited the stage, leaving him behind.
At one moment, Biden shouted, "where’s my granddaughter?’"
A person familiar with the situation told Fox News Digital that Biden was searching for his granddaughter. who was sitting in the audience.
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Former U.S. President Joe Biden attends the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in John Lewis Plaza on June 18. 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. was the first African American to hold the office.(Scott Olson / Getty Images)
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, PresidentsBill Clintonand George W. Bush, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Vice President Kamala Harris and a host of entertainers and political figures.
The incident also follows renewed scrutiny ofBiden's health and his initial decisionto seek a second term in 2024.
During an appearance at New York's 92nd Street Y this week. Hillary Clinton called Biden's re-election bid a "terrible mistake," arguing that Democrats may have been better positioned had there been a competitive primary process before the 2024 election.
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Former President Barack Obama speaks during the opening day of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Ill., on June 18, 2026.(Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images)
"Very 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 beatenDonald Trump," Clinton said. "So I think it was a terrible miscalculation on the part of President Biden."
Biden facedmajor pressure from Democratic Party leadershipto drop out of the presidential race following his disastrous debate performance against Trump. Despite opinion pieces. public calls for him to exit the race, Biden remained in the contest for more than three weeks after the debate.
Former U.S. President Joe Biden. former first lady Jill Biden appear on stage during the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in John Lewis Plaza on June 18, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. was the first African American to hold the office.(Scott Olson / Getty Images)
Meanwhile, former first lady Jill Biden recently wrote that shefeared her husband may havebeen suffering a stroke following his widely criticized debate performance against then-candidate Donald Trump in June 2024,. suggested he should not have continued his re-election campaign.
The former president is also locked in a legal battle with theJustice Departmentover the release of audio recordings from his interviews with former special counsel Robert Hur, whose investigation into Biden's handling of classified documents fueled additional questions about his age. memory. In those audio recordings. Hur described then-sitting President Biden as a "well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory," a characterization that became a flashpoint in the debate over Biden’s mental fitness for the job.
The 83-year-old former president is currently battling Stage 4 prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones.
Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.
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