Fox News host Sean Hannity nicknamed President Biden as “Jacked-up Joe” on Thursday after what he described as a “hyper-caffeinated” State of the Union speech, in contrast to former President Trump’s nickname of “Sleepy Joe” for his potential 2024 opponent.
“Tonight, America saw, let’s say, a very different Joe Biden, I might call him ‘Jacked-up Joe,’ and that’s being charitable.” Hannity stated on Fox News after the speech. He remarked on Fox News after the speech that, “He sounded like a hyper-caffeinated, angry old man.”
Biden addressed a joint session of Congress for over an hour, often shouting at Republicans about issues like abortion and border inaction, and repeatedly mentioning his predecessor Trump without naming him.
The president also engaged in a verbal conflict with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student allegedly killed last month by an immigrant who entered the country illegally.
Hannity argued that Biden used the speech to present his “radical wish list for America” and that his speech was “so hyped up, it was bizarre.” He joked that unlike Biden, he would not “be shouting for the whole hour” of his post-address show.
The conservative commentator has frequently criticized Biden, 81, for his age, mental and physical competencies, and performance as president. He said the State of the Union address was “so at odds with everyday Joe” that it was “frightening.”
“He spent most of the night shouting, speeding through the speech and clearly overcompensating from the normal everyday Joe that can barely string two sentences together,” Hannity said.
There were others who appreciated Biden’s vigor in the annual speech. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Biden “came out SWINGING” in his address.
“Just a knock out speech. Way to go, Mr. President,” Murphy posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough said Biden’s performance was a “tour de force.”
“I’ve sat through a lot of things and I have never seen one side put in so many uncomfortable positions as the Republicans were last night,” Scarborough said in comments Friday, highlighted by Mediaite.
“Because they were on the wrong side of history. They were on the wrong side of the polls. They were on the wrong side of politics. They were on the wrong side of decency.”
Trump also gave real-time reactions to Biden’s address and did an interview with Fox News Digital on Thursday night.
“He was angry, mentally disturbed, and misrepresenting a lot of the facts concerning almost every subject he discussed,” Trump reportedly said.
“But he got through it. He is still breathing, and they didn’t have to carry him out in a straight jacket,” he added. “Other than that, I think he did a terrible job.”
