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Biden’s ‘Amerigotit’ Stumble at LGBTQ+ Conference Goes Viral

The viral clip renewed scrutiny of his health, age, public presence.

File image: Joe Biden speaks to a crowd during the South Carolina Democratic Party First in the Nation Celebration and dinner at the state fairgrounds on January 27, 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina
In May, Biden's postpresidential office announced that he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that it had spread to his bones.
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Overview

  • During Friday’s keynote in Washington, Biden appeared to garble “America” as “Amerigotit” while urging LGBTQ+ leaders to keep fighting.
  • The appearance was at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference hosted by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, where he received the Chris Abele Impact Award.
  • A short clip spread widely on X, generating memes and partisan reactions, as Newsweek reported seeking comment from his office.
  • In the same speech, he called to “protect the Constitution” and criticized President Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans for “distorting” the equality fight.
  • Coverage linked the moment to scrutiny of his age, a lifelong stutter, and his May disclosure of metastatic prostate cancer, with Republicans pointing to a House Oversight inquiry into his fitness.