President Joe Biden claimed during an appearance before 400 Olympic and Paralympic athletes that he was not allowed to attend the Olympics because it would create too much commotion, even though other presidents have attended.
“Because I’m president and I cause commotion when I go places, they wouldn’t let me go the Olympics. But I watched it all. Jill, my wife, went to the Olympics,” he told the athletes on the White House lawn.
The U.S. earned 126 medals in the Paris games in August, more than any other country including China (91), Britain (65) and France (64). It tied China for the most gold medals (40 each).
The Paris Games saw the U.S. become the first to reach 3,000 total Olympic medals.
While the U.S. did not dominate the Paralympics in the same way, it had the third-highest number of medals (105) after China and Britain.
The Paralympics is held about two weeks after the Olympics.
Later in the speech, Biden said "they" couldn't stop him from attending the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028 because he won't be president then.
Biden often blames unspecified staffers for restricting him from doing things, from traveling to answering questions from certain reporters.
It makes thinking people wonder who is in control at the White House--it's obviously not Biden.
After the 2022 midterms, Biden said during a press conference: "Now, I've been given a list of ten people that I'm supposed to call on and you're all supposed to ask me one question, but I'm sure you'll ask me more. So let me start off with the list I've been given."
He didn't call on any conservative outlets at the time, sticking to The Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Reuters, ABC News, Bloomberg, The Grio, NBC News and The New York Times.
Former Presidents Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush all attended the Olympics while president.
In all likelihood, "they" banned Biden from the Olympics because he would have made a fool of the U.S. with his likely dementia and weird comments.
Biden has hardly been seen since stepping down from his re-election bid, even though he is still president and leader of the free world.
