And The Cringe Award Goes To… Joe Biden’s Actions At Hispanic Heritage Event Are Hard To Watch

In his attempt to appeal to the Hispanic voters at a campaign in Kissimmee, Florida on Tuesday, Joe Biden created one of the most cringy moments of his entire campaign.

The event was meant to honor Hispanic Heritage Month and the Democratic candidate was up last to speak following several big-name supporters like Eva Longoria, Ricky Martin, and Luis Fonsi.

When Biden approached the podium he said, “I just have one thing to say here.” He reached into his pocket and pulled out what looks like his cell phone and held it up to the microphone and began playing the 2017 hit song “Despacito.”

The next 15 seconds are hard to watch. Biden bobs his head to the music and laughs awkwardly in his sad attempt to connect to the young people in the crowd.

He pauses the music and says, “I’ll tell you what – if I had the talent of any one of these people, I’d be elected president by acclamation.”

.@JoeBiden steps out and starts playing Despacito from his phone. pic.twitter.com/V5lkUBOoCb

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 16, 2020

Critics jumped at the change to poke fun of the former VP for this epic “cringe” moment.

Trump campaign senior adviser Mercedes Schlapp tweeted, “Does @JoeBiden realize that Despacito means ‘slowly’? Fits well with Slow Joe.”

“This is so unbelievably cringe,” posted Erielle Davidson, a senior policy analyst at the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.

Earlier in the day, Biden raised eyebrows when he spoke to veterans in Tampa and referred to his party’s ticket as the “Harris-Biden administration.”

I have to admit, I look forward to Joe Biden’s public appearances just so I can watch him put his foot in his mouth.