Biden's bizarre 'hit in the head' response to Israeli reporter when asked about Hamas 'deal'. Watch viral video

US President Joe Biden has been facing severe criticism after footage from inside the Oval Office appeared to show him mocking a reporter who asked him about securing a hostage deal between Hamas and Israel before the end of his term. The clip was shared on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, by an Israeli journalist Neria Kraus on Tuesday.

The video showed Neira Kraus asking Joe Biden if he thought he could "get a hostage deal by the end of your term." An irritated-looking Biden snapped in response, "Do you think that you can get hit in the head by the camera behind you?"

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Kraus caught the moment on video and appeared to hold back laughter as Biden pivoted to his Oval Office meeting with Herzog, whom he hailed as “a personal friend." X users were outraged by the clip, with individuals like pro-Israel comedian Michael Rapaport calling Biden’s quip "disgraceful." The outgoing President has been known on some occasions to snap at reporters.


During the meeting, Biden and Herzog discussed Israel's ongoing war with Hamas and its backers in the region following the terrorist organization's Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel.

Biden faces backlash for his remarks

Many responded to Kraus' video calling Biden "cooked" and a "terrible man."

"I know that you're working very hard to make sure that this war will end and that there will be, first and foremost, security for the people of Israel, as well as for the people of Lebanon," Herzog told Biden, adding that 101 hostages have been held in the Gaza Strip for more than 400 days.

Denouncing Biden for his remarks, Journalist Yashar Ali said, "Biden always gets annoyed with reporters asking questions like this but hostage families are on edge and this is unhelpful. Also his responses have gone from sort of funny to dementia adjacent."

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Conservative commentator and author Sean Parnell ripped Biden, stating, "RIDICULOUS answer by our demented POTUS, especially since Americans are still being held hostage."


Washington Examiner reporter Jeremiah Poff observed, "Biden is way past the point of caring about anything." White House is yet to respond to Biden's remarks.


"Are we rly surprised millions of Americans felt gaslit about Biden's condition and mental sharpness?," The View host Alyssa Farah Griffin posted on X.

When Biden had snapped at reporters

The outgoing president has a history of lashing out at reporters who pepper him with questions he doesn’t like. According to New York, when a reporter inquired Biden whether he intended to serve out a full second term, Biden had replied, “Did you fall on your head or something?”

The president dropped his bid for re-election weeks later, on July 21. Biden and his administration have long pursued a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas while seeking to bring an end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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At the start of the Israel-Gaza war, Hamas had offered to release all hostages in exchange for Israel releasing its Palestinian prisoners. Biden has rejected calls for a ceasefire, saying: "We should have those hostages released and then we can talk."

At times, Biden has publicly expressed optimism that a deal could be reached, and at others, he’s publicly criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not doing enough on that front.