Biden Criticizes Trump at Maryland Gala, Stumbles Off Stage

Former President Joe Biden delivered a sharp critique of President Donald Trump at a Maryland Democratic Party gala on Saturday, June 27, 2026, while also appearing disoriented as he left the stage. The event highlighted Biden's continued political engagement and the physical challenges that have marked his post-presidency.

Speaking at the "Fight Back and Win" summit near Baltimore, Biden used a roughly 10-minute speech to attack Trump's character and priorities. He mocked a series of Trump administration projects, including the demolition of the White House East Wing to build a privately funded ballroom, the renaming of the Kennedy Center, plans for a triumphal arch, and the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Biden labeled these efforts "vanity projects" and "brazen, blatant corruption." He also criticized Trump's foreign policy, accusing him of the "deliberate distraction and destruction of NATO," and denounced proposals to compensate individuals involved in the January 6 Capitol riot.

The speech, which Biden delivered with the aid of a teleprompter, was one of his most pointed public rebukes of Trump since leaving office. It occurred exactly two years after a...