Former Pres. Obama trolls Pres. Biden during his first event back at the White House since 2017, jokingly calling him “Vice President Biden.” “That was all set up. My president, Joe Biden.'
on Tuesday to join his former vice president in promoting the Affordable Health Care Act he signed into law 12 years ago.
Before addressing the landmark legislation of his presidency, Obama cracked a few jokes, as he often did as president. First, he light-heartedly opened his remarks by jokingly thanking"Vice President Biden."President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris look on as former President Barack Obama speaks during an event to mark the 2010 passage of the Affordable Care Act in the East Room of the White House, April 5, 2022 in Washington, DC.
"We're not supposed to do this just to occupy a seat or to hang on to power. We're supposed to do this because it's making a difference in the lives of the people who sent us here," Obama said.Biden is set to announce new steps his administration is taking to build on the Affordable Care Act, including a new executive order and a proposed rule from the Treasury Department to fix the ACA's so-called"family glitch.
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