Joe Biden Playfully Mistakes Black Leader for Barack Obama at Syracuse University Portrait Unveiling Ceremony
During a portrait unveiling ceremony at Syracuse University, former President Joe Biden made a lighthearted comment about a Black leader, Jeffrey M. Scruggs, who he thought resembled former President Barack Obama. Biden playfully urged Scruggs to return to the stage, jokingly calling him "Barack" multiple times. Scruggs, while smiling, seemed slightly taken aback by the comparison but took it in good humor. The exchange occurred as Biden's portrait was being unveiled at the university's law school, where he graduated in 1968. Scruggs had earlier praised Biden's connections to the university, including his past speeches and messages to graduating classes. The event was captured by Spectrum News 1 in Syracuse.