President Joe Biden was recently caught in an awkward exchange with a supporter, and the video of their interaction has gone viral on X. In the short clip, Biden can be seen calling the unknown voter a “lying dog-faced pony soldier” while reluctantly signing the man’s baseballs. The incident began when Biden initially ignored the supporter, who then called out to the President, asking him to autograph his baseballs. Accusing the man of lying, Biden suggested he was using eBay to profit from the sports memorabilia.
The clip begins with the man saying, “Sir, I voted for you.” Biden responds, “Really?” The man continues, “You can’t sign with my name on it?” Biden then retorts, “You are lying.” The supporter insists, “I’m not. I swear. I swear my name is on it. But I’m poor anyway. Yeah, I am.” He adds, “One is mine and one of them when I’m poor, you know.” Biden counters, “And one you are going to sell on eBay?” The man replies, “No, later, you know. I’m poor. What do you want me to do?” Biden then calls him a “lying dog-faced pony soldier.”
The man argues, “I’m not. I told you. One of them is mine and one of them I’m going to sell later.” He then requests, “You can’t do two?” Biden responds, “No.” The man then says, “I thought you cared about people. Even Trump signs two of them. Trump is nicer than you, man. Wow. No, I’m just saying, really.” At this point, Biden’s security intervenes, telling the man, “No, you’re going to leave.” The man replies, “I’m leaving now, but don’t touch me. Just don’t touch me.”
Netizens reacted to the viral moment. @PerrodinNathan praised former President Donald Trump, saying: “Trump literally signed hat after hat for police officers and told them to sell it on eBay and that they would ‘get a lotta money.’ Then, he gave them the pen he signed them with.” @_BruceBane added: “Biden is a grifter… he should’ve called him out on it.” @Darla_Monte pointed out: “Why did he care so much about the guy selling one of the balls? Because he wouldn’t get a cut?”
@Bananawind777 tweeted: “That’s how they feel about all of us. He’s very aggressive.” @vasiliki789 stated: “That’s rich coming from this arrogant man who has been ripping taxpaying U.S. citizens for over 50 years.” @texasjim7 called out: “The real Biden. This just proves that all he cares about is staying in power no matter the cost to America.” @wolfbyte1966 reasoned: “I’ve never been a Biden fan, but this exchange is funny and he is probably right about the guy wanting the baseball signed. The ‘lying dog face pony soldier’ is an old saying that was used in humor in the past.”
According to NBC News, Biden has previously used the same phrase during an event in 2020. When a female voter in New Hampshire asked him, “How do you explain the performance in Iowa, and why should voters believe that you can win the national election?” Biden responded with, “Have you ever been to a caucus?” When she indicated that she had, Biden corrected her, saying, “No, you haven’t. You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier.” Biden claimed the phrase was from a John Wayne film, though the exact origin remains unclear.