You have to admit that it’s weird and really cringe-worthy to address the American public from the stage of a fake White House. So why does Biden keep doing it? I’ve seen several theories out there but so far, only one makes sense.
Whatever the reason, it’s un-presidential, concerning, and just creepy.
“Why does Joe Biden feel the need to use a Fake White House set across the street from the actual White House,” conservative commentator and podcast host Benny Johnson asked.
Why does Joe Biden feel the need to use a Fake White House set across the street from the actual White House? pic.twitter.com/5p7TLwoPmw
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) October 6, 2021
Another Twitter user asked if they’re not letting Biden in the actual White House. While others joke that Biden is secretly still in his basement—Which apparently isn’t too far off from the truth.
“Why did the White House build a literal game show set complete with fake windows for Joe Biden,” asked Abigail Marone, press secretary for Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. “So weird.”
Trump advisor, Stephen Miller, nailed it, I think:
“The reason Biden uses this bizarre virtual set for televised meetings — and not an actual room like East Room, Cabinet, Oval, Roosevelt, Sit Room, etc. — is because it allows him to read a script directly from a face-on monitor (& w/out teleprompter glass that can be seen on camera),” Stephen Miller, a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, wrote on Twitter.
The reason Biden uses this bizarre virtual set for televised meetings—and not an actual room like East Room, Cabinet, Oval, Roosevelt, Sit Room, etc.—is because it allows him to read a script directly from a face-on monitor (& w/out teleprompter glass that can be seen on camera). https://t.co/Uc4Ly9kL7T
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) October 6, 2021
Biden addresses the American people from a weird White House movie set because he is too incompetent to speak without a script? As sad as this may sound, that makes sense to me.
According to DailyWire, the set was constructed across from the White House in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. The set looks a bit like the Oval Office, with big windows along a white wall. Biden uses the set for video conferences and other events that are broadcast online.
Erica Carlin is an independent journalist, opinion writer and contributor to several news and opinion sources. She is based in Georgia.
