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As the former president secured his victory and Vice President Kamala Harris delayed her concession, many were left asking questions like, “Where’s Joe Biden?”

A noted absence from Harris’ headquarters on Election Night after the questionable circumstances under which he was supplanted as the Democratic Party’s nominee, prompted many to wonder not only when President Joe Biden would speak on the election results, but what he’d have to say about the outcome.

In the waning days of the Harris campaign, many speculated that the incumbent had taken deliberate strides to negatively impact her chances, with particular note of his reference to supporters of former President Donald Trump as “garbage.”

Suggestions were made that the first family had voted for the GOP leader as First Lady Jill Biden was bedecked in a red suit for Election Day while Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro stated, “I cannot wait to see what Joe Biden says about Kamala Harris now.”

What was known of the traditionally gaffetastic president was that he had had no public events Tuesday and at the time of this post, there were none scheduled for Wednesday, according to Roll Call.

Also reported by the Washington Post’s Matt Viser was that Biden was said to have remained a spectator in the coverage like any other American, “As Americans tonight sat glued to coverage of the election results, President Biden joined them in doing the same. He was with family and advisers, watching an election with vast implications for him personally, politically, and historically.”

As to the president’s state of affairs prior to retreating out of the public eye, the Post shared comments from Delaware Sen. Chris Coons (D) who spoke with the incumbent on Monday and expressed, “He’s in a good place.”

“He’s optimistic about Vice President Harris’s chances,” Coons said ahead of Harris’ ultimate loss. “He’s looking forward to the rest of the year and finishing up a number of things he’s working on that will also lay the groundwork for his post-presidency.”

The failure from the vice president, even with the benefit of corporate media narratives and celebrities, was expected to take on an added sting for Biden as presidential historian Doug Brinkley told the Post, “2024 has been a disappointing year for Joe Biden so far. He was supposed to be the Democratic nominee for president, and instead, he’s left watching with family and friends like the rest of us.”

“But nobody is going to be more engaged than Joe Biden. His entire legacy is in the balance,” argued Brinkley as Viser wrote, “His legacy is now inextricably linked with Harris’s.”

Ahead of any statement from the president or a passing remark to a press poll, the newspaper reminded that “Biden is expected to take several trips in the coming weeks, leaving next week to Peru and Brazil for international conferences, and to Angola in early December. He’s also focused on his post-presidency, which includes affiliations with universities, a memoir, and a presidential library.”

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