'You're a really dull class': Biden calls out Coast Guard Academy in commencement remarks for not laughing at his jokes

Washington Examiner ^ | 05/19/2021 | Naomi Lim

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President Joe Biden mirrored former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's awkward "please clap" moment as his addressed the U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s graduating class of 2021.

"You are a really dull class. Come on, man. Is the sun getting to you?" Biden said Wednesday in Connecticut after comparing the Coast Guard with the Navy. "All kidding aside, being here together is a victory in itself."

During his 25 minute-plus speech, Biden also admitted he needed "absolution" after his college years at the University of Delaware for "minor infractions like using a fire extinguisher to hose down an RA," referring to the abbreviation for residential adviser. A president traditionally absolves military academy graduates of their own minor infractions.

Biden's remarks also underscored the importance of the Coast Guard in defending international trade and maritime law as the U.S. confronts China and Russia in "the South China Sea, the Arabian Gulf and, increasingly, the Arctic."

"When nations try to game the system or tip the rules in their favor, it throws everything off balance," he said.

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For a graduating military class they should have opted for a patriotic person respectful of our nation's history, values and mission. But I suspect Biden's masters bullied him in there attempting to make him appear legitimate.

Usurper. Thief. Pretend-esident.