The social media world made a big fuss when President Joe Biden officially dropped out from the Presidential race as the Democratic Party candidate last Sunday, July 21, with memes trending all over the platforms. In this recent announcement, the POTUS passed over the torch to the current Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, according to his announcement.
Online users had mixed reactions to Biden's decision, with some gleeful over this announcement and others not too ecstatic, but a significant number made memes about it.
Memes Flood Social Media as President Biden Drops Out
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The huge announcement from President Biden over the weekend caused a significant event on social media, which led to many users creating memes about it and trolling the POTUS. The entire fiasco started with the play on the President's nickname, "Joe," and combining it with the word "over," giving birth to the biggest meme of this moment: "It's Joever."
Internet memes flooded out as soon as President Biden announced with a further revelation that her former running mate, VP Kamala Harris, was the next nominee for the race.
Some users responded to this announcement by being relieved that POTUS Biden dropped out, while others expressed support for the President no matter what.
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'It's Joever' Memes and Other Sentiments on Biden
The "Joever" meme also saw massive engagements online, with many attaching GIFs and other kinds of media that ride on this trend on social media platforms, mainly on X.
There was also a meme about 'Joever' and VP Harris being next in line, calling this moment "Kamencing" for the new Democrat nominee. Additionally, First Lady Jill Biden's emoji retweet of President Biden's announcement also gained attention from users,
The upcoming 2024 US Presidential Elections have been notorious over the past year because of the massive presence of generative AI and its view as one of the top threats that would disrupt the process. Different types of restrictions were placed on AI systems, including OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and others.
One of the infamous events that took place amidst the upcoming elections is the spread of AI-generated images depicting black voters supporting Donald Trump. It was revealed that this propaganda was a way to convince the African American voters in the country to back the former President, a move done by his supporters as part of campaigning for him.
Additionally, massive misinformation attacks have been spread online and via robocalls, which have since confused the American voting body. After serving one term, President Joe Biden is no longer running for the next Presidential elections, handing it over to VP Harris. Social media has a lot to say using memes.
