“The hilarity is beyond idiocy” — Internet reacts over Joe Biden’s DNC speech, “America, I gave my best to you”

Social media users had a lot to say about Joe Biden's speech at the Democratic National Convention. Monday, August 19's historic DNC saw United States President Joe Biden cede leadership of the Democratic Party to 2024 Democratic presidential nominee and current Vice President, Kamala Harris. Biden began his speech by declaring his love for the country.

During the speech, the president called GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump a "loser" and noted that Harris had "enormous integrity" and would become a president that children could look up to and world leaders would respect. Amidst thunderous applause from the audience, the President of the United States quoted Norah Jones' American Anthem:

"The work and prayers of centuries have brought us to this day. What shall our legacy be, what will our children say, let me know in my heart when my days are through, America, America, I gave my best to you,"

Reactions to the President's historic speech, were mixed. A plethora of social media users thanked the President and called him "unselfish". Other users compared him to his competitor Donald Trump and remembered him as a hero. Here are a few X (formerly known as Twitter) reactions in this regard:

"Thank you Joe. We're truly grateful for your leadership.", acknowledged one X user.

"Best and most unselfish president of my lifetime", complimented another user.

"That’s a stark contrast from Donald Trump. Donald Trump could easily say “I took all I could” ", thought a third user.

"The history books will remember him as a hero who saved this country right before we lost it all. #ThankYouJoe", said a fourth X user.

On the other hand, a slew of X users pointed out what they thought were the president's shortcomings and piled on the criticism. Some even thought that the speech was hilarious. Here are a few X reactions in this regard:

"The hilarity is beyond idiocy. Dude, you didn't do anything good. Not one thing.", thought one X user.

"America, you gave your best to me, although I didn’t earn one dime of it.", added another user.

"He destroyed this country and divided it even more than what it is", said a third X user.

"That explains why families are skipping meals, credit card debt is the highest it's ever been, auto repossessions are way up, utility rates are outrageous, insurance has more than doubled, etc...", another X user thought.

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"She’ll be a president our children can look up to"- Joe Biden on Kamala Harris

Monday's Democratic National Convention at Chicago's United Center, signified a historic passing of the torch from the current United States President Joe Biden to the 2024 Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Biden was welcomed onto the stage for his speech, by his 43-year-old only child, with his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, who remembered the president's late son Beau, before introducing him.

Biden started off his DNC speech by invoking his love for the U.S.A. before recalling his initial presidential bid and other presidential achievements. He declared:

"Now it’s summer, the winter has passed, and with a grateful heart, I stand before you now on this August night to report that democracy has prevailed, democracy has delivered and now democracy must be preserved."

Speaking about his rival from the opposition camp, Donald Trump, the President claimed that one cannot say they loved the country only if they win. In response to Trump's idea of America as a failing country, the current United States President said that the former President was "dead wrong" and also called him a "loser".

At one point during his speech when the crowd chanted "Thank you Joe", the President was quick to share the credit with his VP and successor, by asking the crowd to "Thank Kamala too". The President called his successor a tough, experienced person with "enormous integrity" before stating that her story represented "the best American story". He said:

"She’ll be a president our children can look up to. She’ll be a president respected by world leaders. … She will be a president we can all be proud of. She will be a historic president who puts her stamp on America’s future."

As thunderous applause reigned over the United Center, an emotional Joe Biden declared that he gave his best for America for 50 years, despite making "a lot of mistakes" in his career.