Shunned Biden’s subtle snub to Kamala Harris before the race was even called
Joe Biden turned off all the lights in the White House before the election was even called in a subtle dig at Kamala Harris.
The president appeared to go to bed early Tuesday instead of staying up to watch him spectacular defeat of the vice president.
Fox News’ Peter Doocy reported that around 11:00 PM ET, all the lights in the main building were slowly turned off room by room, indicating that everyone had gone to sleep.
It came after Biden opted to ditch Harris’ Election Night Watch party, opting to stay home and watch the votes roll in with his wife Jill Biden.
The brutal criticism came as the First Lady made a bold statement at the voting booth on Tuesday, donning a scarlet pantsuit as she hoped the electoral map would remain blue.
Joe Biden turned off all the lights in the White House before the election was even called in a subtle dig at Kamala Harris
The president appeared to go to bed early, instead of staying up to watch his vice president’s spectacular defeat
Some wondered if the Republican red outfit was a secret sign that she had turned around and voted for Donald Trump.
The couple has reportedly struggled to come to terms with Biden’s sidelining in the final push of the campaign.
As Harris sent a star-studded squad of political big names into the tightest swing states on Sunday, the incumbent president was nowhere to be seen.
An embarrassing blunder in which he called Trump’s supporters “trash” days ago seemed to be the reason he was put out to pasture even further.
Publicly, the White House insisted that he had not, in fact, said what everyone had heard.
But behind closed doors, the Harris campaign insisted he stayed away from the latest high-profile events.
As such, Biden’s last few days as president have been characterized by those close to him as “lonely” and “lost.”
It’s a far cry from how he started the year, insisting he was fit enough to run again and beat Trump.
Biden was increasingly sidelined by Harris’ team in the final days leading up to the elections
He opted to ditch Harris’ Election Night Watch party, opting to stay home and watch the votes roll in with his wife Jill Biden.
Biden ultimately dropped out on July 21 and endorsed Harris as his replacement the same day.
According to a report from Axios, the Harris campaign last month rejected the president’s repeated offers to help her along the way.
Privately, Jill Biden has described the situation for her husband as “difficult” as she herself was deployed on the campaign trail while he stayed behind.
In late August, the president joked at a White House reception that he needed a new job, before appearing a little teary during his speech.
Elsewhere he is seen wandering stiffly, with some commenting that he appears ‘lost’.
Insiders tell the Mail that the president is ‘watching more television’, with his grandchildren giving him recommendations on what to stream on Netflix.
Ultimately, the decision to sideline Biden may have been a moot point given Harris’ stunning defeat.
Trump is on track to win by a landslide, having gained an edge in both the popular vote and the electoral college votes.
Jill Biden was spotted voting in a bright red pantsuit, leading some to jokingly wonder if she had turned around and voted for Donald Trump
Both the president and first lady — who have been largely left out of the campaign since Harris took the top of the ticket — will watch the returns from home
Harris has yet to publicly concede the election and chose to forego a celebratory event she had planned for Howard University on Tuesday evening.
Harris has yet to publicly concede the election and chose to forego a celebratory event she had planned for Howard University on Tuesday evening.
However, she called the president-elect to congratulate her and emphasize a peaceful transition of power, CBS reports.
Her team said she will give a speech at her alma mater at 6 p.m. ET.
Infighting within the Democratic camp has reportedly already begun as the party appears to blame Harris’ defeat.
DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison has announced he will not seek renomination when voting begins early next year.
Many experts have attributed Harris’ failure to her inability to both distance herself from the problems with the Biden administration and claim she has been an active vice president.