In typical Joe Biden fashion, the former president shocked and offended many Americans with his bizarre behavior at Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26, 2025, with conservatives criticizing Biden online for snapping selfies with other funeral guests and looking deeply confused while waiting for the procession to begin.
For context, Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, and his funeral was held in the Vatican five days later, with many world leaders attending, including President Trump. During the funeral, Biden was spotted taking selfies and grinning broadly, which led conservatives to take shots at the former president on social media and call his behavior “tasteless.”
Following the funeral, Biden, who is reportedly a Catholic himself, wrote a post on X honoring Pope Francis. The former president wrote, “It is with great sadness that Jill and I learned of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. He was unlike any who came before him. Pope Francis will be remembered as one of the most consequential leaders of our time, and I am better for having known him.”
Continuing, Biden praised Pope Francis for being “a loving pastor and challenging teacher,” adding, “He commanded us to fight for peace and protect our planet from a climate crisis. He advocated for the voiceless and powerless. He made all feel welcome and seen by the Church. He promoted equity and an end to poverty and suffering across the globe.”
In response to his X post, Biden got blasted in the comments section, with user YourFavoriteGuy writing, “He said your genocide was terrorism. You are a terrorist in his eyes.” Another user commented, “Joe Biden is a fake Catholic. Let’s all remember that. He canceled Easter at the White House.”
When C-Span’s Jeremy Art shared footage of the former president acting strange and senile at the funeral, commenters savagely roasted Biden. One user with the handle Loving Life said, “Did that senile fool even know where he was?” Another commenter chimed in, “Still wandering around, doesn’t know where he’s at.”
Meanwhile, President Trump became the target of wild rumors from the left following Pope Francis’s funeral due to the president’s choice of a blue suit over a traditional black one. One such rumor led White House Director of Communications Steven Cheung to describe Daily Beast chief content officer Joanna Coles as having a “pea brain” and being “a piece of sh–” on X.
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In an appearance on CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Coles made the bizarre comment, “Donald Trump in a blue suit, when we know he has a black suit, because he was wearing a black suit the last time you met the Pope, so why wasn’t he wearing it this time? Lots of suspicion because he’s lost a lot of weight. Who knows how he’s lost weight?” In response, Cheung wrote, “CNN had this blithering idiot on @InsidePolitics from The Daily Beast named @JoannaColes making unsubstantiated claims about President Trump’s health.”
Watch Biden’s bizarre behavior at Pope Francis’s funeral:
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