Former President Bill Clinton made an unexpected stop at a McDonald’s in Albany, Georgia, while rallying support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.
The visit drew significant attention, but not exactly for the reasons Clinton might have hoped. A viral video surfaced, and the former president quickly became the subject of jokes when he was mistaken for none other than current President Joe Biden. Talk about an identity mix-up!
As reported by Daily Fetched [1], a social media account supporting Harris shared, “Bill Clinton is at a McDonald’s in Georgia encouraging voters to support Kamala Harris. It’s all hands on deck in the last couple of weeks.” Well, the hands might be there, but the crowd’s reaction online told a different story.
Lmfao Bill Clinton went to a McDonalds in Georgia while campaigning for Kamala and the cashier thought he was Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/zannCI0qal [2]
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 14, 2024 [3]
Trump supporters wasted no time mocking the former president’s appearance, with one user bluntly saying, “We’re winning, you’re panicking,” while another sarcastically added, “We have Elon Musk and RFK Jr., you have Bill Clinton and Liz Cheney.” The contrast couldn’t be clearer in their eyes.
During his brief speech, Clinton urged unity and collaboration, channeling biblical references.
“Uniting people and building, being repairers of the breach, as Isaiah says, those are the things that work,” Clinton stated, according to 11Alive. Of course, it didn’t take long for him to criticize the opposition’s approach, saying, “Blaming, dividing, demeaning—they get you a bunch of votes at election time, but they don’t work.”
I honestly did not recognize this as Bill Clinton. Hell, Jimmy Carter might out live him. pic.twitter.com/AhjG9HeNLj [4]
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) October 14, 2024 [5]
That’s some old-school Clinton rhetoric for you.
Georgia is clearly a battleground state for Democrats in the upcoming election, and Clinton’s presence underscores the party’s focus on securing support here.
One attendee, Takisha Campbell, expressed her excitement over the former president’s visit, noting, “I think it was a great advancement for southwest Georgia to have the former president come to grace us today during the church service and spread the word about voting, especially to our young people.”
Yet, Clinton’s attempts at connecting with the crowd weren’t without controversy. In his remarks, he targeted none other than Georgia’s own Marjorie Taylor Greene, accusing her of spreading misinformation about Hurricane Helene’s supposed effects on the Southeast. And while he was at it, he didn’t hold back against Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, labeling him a “yes man” for not recognizing Biden’s 2020 victory.
[6]Clinton rounded out his appearance by praising Harris for her work in lowering insulin costs, hoping to win over some undecided voters. But whether that’s enough to make a dent in Georgia remains to be seen.