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Former President Joe Biden was back onstage at a Democratic Party gala to excoriate President Trump Saturday \u2013 but needed a little help figuring out just how to exit.<\/p>\n

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Biden, who got pushed out of his reelection bid by fellow Democrats in 2024 following his debate disaster against Trump, defended his record and blasted his successor during his speech to the Maryland Democratic Party\u2019s Fight Back & Win summit near Baltimore.<\/p>\n

He ripped Trump for the \u201cdeliberate distraction \u2013 destruction of NATO\u201d and hammered Trump\u2019s White House ballroom as a \u201cvanity project.\u201d<\/p>\n

At his speech\u2019s conclusion Biden delivered a familiar refrain about the nation\u2019s ability to overcome challenges \u2013 then sought an assist to find out which way to leave the stage.<\/p>\n

He turned to the side seeking guidance, then pointed in two different directions to ascertain the best route. Once he had it sorted out, he walked away from the stage with his back to the audience.<\/p>\n

His appearance at event, held at the Live! Casino & Hotel in Hanover, Maryland, came just days after he appeared at the grand opening of the Barack Obama presidential library in Chicago.<\/p>\n

At that event, a bewildered looking Biden was left awkwardly onstage at its conclusion. \u201cWhere\u2019s my granddaughter?\u201d he shouted while walking up to the podium as it ended. At other times, he was guided by former first lady Jill Biden.<\/p>\n

Biden, 83, relied on a teleprompter during his Saturday night remarks, squinting at times as he read his verbal blasts at his rival, who he defeated in 2020, only to relinquish the White House in 2024. He coughed loudly several times early on.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHave you noticed that Americans are saying the economy under the Biden administration is a hell of a lot better than under Trump?\u201d he told party faithful in the deep blue state.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just his vanity projects \u2013 tearing down the East Wing of the White House making room for his ballroom. Putting his name on the Kennedy Center. Building an arch in his own honor. Even hiring his own pool guy to fix the reflecting pool. Woah \u2013 what a loser,\u201d Biden said to applause.<\/p>\n

He called it \u201csimply stunning to me\u201d that Trump made \u201cbillions of dollars\u201d as he returned to the White House, saying \u201che has no shame.\u201d<\/p>\n

Biden\u2019s successive awkward exits come after a long history during his presidency of mangling stage directions, as he did famously at a G7 photo-op in Italy in 2024.<\/p>\n

He made no reference to the ideological fight going on in his party after democratic socialists prevailed in three New York primaries. <\/p>\n

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The former first lady has been upping her media profile as she promotes her new book, where she revealed she at first thought Biden might be \u201chaving a stroke\u201d during his 2024 presidential debate disaster.<\/p>\n

Hunter Biden, meanwhile, has launched an active social media profile where he has been promoting his art and taking on his dad\u2019s critics, at one point challenging Donald Trump, Jr. to a cage match while blasting the UFC fight staged on the South Lawn of the White House. <\/p>\n

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