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Biden’s old ‘I’m sick’ tweet is becoming the perfect metaphor for Dems online

‘me watching the results come in’

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Claire Goforth

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Tonight’s hotly contested presidential race is entering its final stages. Results are coming in from around the country.

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At present, most models are forecasting that former President Donald Trump will defeat Vice President Kamala Harris.

Liberals are distraught. And the collective energy on the left-wing internet is despondent.

To wit, this has led many to resurface a July post on X by President Joe Biden.

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“I’m sick,” Biden wrote from his official account.

The post was about his COVID diagnosis, which followed his disastrous performance at a presidential debate.

While Biden turned it into a bit about Elon Musk, X users have unearthed it to express their feelings about tonight’s election results, which, though bleak, are still rolling in and may not be certified for days.

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“Biden still sick as of 11/05/24,” wrote one.

Another wrote, “well u shouldve dropped out earlier.”

Plenty, though, are just retweeting it to sum up the mood.

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Accounts that identified as Harris supporters appeared to be the ones quote-tweeting the post the most.

One suggested that they’re going to call off work in the event that Trump wins, using Biden’s tweet. Others just seemed tired and sad.

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“no fr why is trump already winning so hard,” wondered one X user about the state of the race.

At least one though, responded to the post with optimism.

“Can’t be dooming this early in the night dude,” they wrote.


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