During a campaign event in Arizona on Tuesday, President Biden abruptly left the stage after noticing a baby in the crowd.
The seemingly awkward moment in Phoenix came as Biden stood behind his campaign manager, Julie Chávez Rodríguez, who was sharing her brief opening remarks during the Latinos for President Biden rally.
As he spoke, Biden noticed the baby and, a brief moment later, walked away and sat with the baby and his mother.
“Well, folks, I have to tell you directly,” Biden said at the Mexican restaurant called El Portal, returning to the stage. “I like them all, but I couldn't resist that little baby.”
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On Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee urged Latino voters at the event to support him in November, when he will likely face off in a rematch with former President Trump in the 2024 general election.
“You are the reason I largely beat Donald Trump. [in 2020]Biden said. “I need you desperately.”
U.S. President Joe Biden greets supporters during a campaign event at a Mexican restaurant in the Phoenix area, Arizona, U.S., on March 19, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
The comment was met with cheers and he later said he liked his chances heading into the 2024 rematch.
“I'm optimistic,” Biden said. “There is nothing beyond our capacity.”
Rodríguez was the first to speak at the event, where she urged Latino voters to support the Biden-Harris ticket.
“Latinos showed in 2020 what we are capable of in Arizona and in so many critical states across the country, and we sent Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the White House for the first time, and we will do it again in 2024.” she said.
Biden said he noticed a baby in the crowd at El Portal Mexican restaurant in Phoenix that he couldn't resist. (FoxNews)
Luis Reyes, a junior at Arizona State University, was called to the stage and formally introduced the President.
He shared that he voted for the first time in a presidential election on Tuesday, driven in part by his fear that Trump would deport immigrants from the country. He said this fear was shared by the entire Latino community in Arizona.
President Biden then left the stage to sit at a table with the baby and his mother. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
After Biden initially left the stage, he was seen touching the baby and talking to his mother.
“How many years?” Biden seemed to whisper to him.
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Tuesday's event in Phoenix officially kicked off the Biden campaign's efforts to reach Hispanic voters, a key Democratic voting bloc whose support the president is losing.
U.S. President Joe Biden greets a supporter during a campaign event at a Mexican restaurant in the Phoenix area, Arizona, U.S., on March 19, 2024. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Yolanda Bejarano spoke to reporters after the event, where she attacked Trump.
“He's a businessman,” he said of Trump, “but we're seeing with all his, you know, the juries coming out with all the convictions, everything he's doing.”
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She continued: “He's not a smart businessman. He's underwater. He, you know, lies and cheats to get to this position that he's in and I think sometimes people like, you know. , they think he's a businessman, but we.” “We are denouncing it and now they are seeing the truth.”
Biden ultimately won the state of Arizona in the 2020 presidential election.
