Republicans tried to turn a throwaway line from President Joe Biden into a trollable moment on Friday, but it backfired.
The Republican National Committee attempted to make political capital after Biden quipped about former President Barack Obama having “a shorter name†while signing an executive order on competitiveness in the U.S. economy.
“Joe Biden says the length of Barack Obama’s signature is shorter than his,†tweeted the verified RNC Research account. “Obama’s is 3 letters longer.â€
“Does Biden know how many letters are in his name?†sneered the RNC’s main account, also appearing to try to feed into the right-wing narrative that Biden is unfit for office.
People quickly pointed out the flaws with the posts:
I know this is the dumbest fucking thing possible, BUT…
Obama signed bills/EOs/etc. “Barack Obamaâ€
Biden signs bills/EOs/etc. “Joseph R. Biden Jr.†https://t.co/B1N2befdKA
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) July 9, 2021
truly the best and brightest you got working for ya over there at the RNC
— sam deutsch (@samdman95) July 9, 2021
Is this supposed to be a distraction from the GOP’s attempted overthrow of the duly elected government?
— Caroline, A CHRIETSN lady 😷 (@Mattyxy) July 9, 2021
Nice to see the RNC is up to its usual standards when it comes to honesty.
J-O-S-E-P-H-R-B-I-D-E-N-J-R
B-A-R-A-C-K-O-B-A-M-A— Dave Hogg ✨ (@stareagle) July 9, 2021
Today I learned that the “RNC Research†section doesn’t know that Joe is short for Joseph.
— ⚖️ Reasonably Prudent Person (@mrickanderson) July 9, 2021
Names as they appear on official documents
Joseph R. Biden Jr. – 14 characters
Barack Obama – 11 characters— Collin Czilli (@CollinCzilli) July 9, 2021
Today I learned that the “RNC Research†section doesn’t know that Joe is short for Joseph.
— ⚖️ Reasonably Prudent Person (@mrickanderson) July 9, 2021
The RNC Research team is either a bunch of third graders or a bunch of adults with the aptitude of third graders
— matt schaar 💉 (@mattschaar) July 9, 2021