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Wisconsin parade float pokes fun at Joe Biden
President Joe Biden was mocked at a St. Patrick’s Day parade in Wisconsin over the weekend, viral social media footage shows.
The Democrat has received heightened scrutiny recently as he faces an election rematch in November against former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee.
With both candidates being subjected to ongoing mockery by their detractors, a Biden impersonator attempted to draw laughs at the president’s expense as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations swept across the United States on March 17.
On X, formerly Twitter, the account PatriotTakes shared video footage of a person wearing a Biden mask while being trailed by a pickup truck. Clad in a dark suit and patterned tie, the impersonator was seen holding an ice cream cone.
The inclusion of the ice cream appeared to be a reference to Biden sharing a spontaneous update on a possible Israel-Hamas ceasefire with reporters while making a stop at a New York City ice cream store in February. At the time, he had wrapped filming a segment for NBC’s Late Night With Seth Meyers.
Biden’s impersonator was standing among placards endorsing Trump and his former Vice President Mike Pence from their previous campaign. The float blasted audio from one of Biden’s speeches, in which he joked about his love of ice cream.
“My name is Joe Biden. I’m Dr. Jill Biden’s husband,” Biden said. “And I eat Jeni’s Ice Cream, chocolate chip. I came down because I heard there was chocolate chip ice cream. By the way, I have a whole refrigerator full upstairs.”
“This is a parade ‘float’ in Wisconsin mocking Joe Biden for liking Ice Cream,” PatriotTakes captioned the footage, which, as of publication, has garnered more than 440,000 views.
Newsweek reached out to a representative of Joe Biden via email for comment.
Biden was also recently mocked in a skit on an Italian comedy show following disputed claims that his cognitive abilities are in significant decline.
The skit came after the release of special counsel Robert Hur’s report into Biden’s handling of Obama-era classified documents. The files were found at Biden’s private residence in Delaware and at his former office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington, D.C., between November 2022 and January 2023.
In February, the inquiry said that Biden had issues with his memory while answering questions from investigators as part of the probe. While Hur said criminal charges were not warranted against Biden, the report raised questions about his cognitive abilities, including suggesting his memory was “significantly limited.”
Saying that his “memory is fine,” Biden has spoken out against the claims, which have been used as ammunition among his political detractors. Vice President Kamala Harris called the report “politically motivated” and insisted that Biden is “on his game” during closed-door meetings. First lady Jill Biden joined a chorus of proxies vouching for her husband’s fitness and energy.
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Despite the public swipes and jokes made at the president’s expense, a new poll has suggested that he will beat Trump in the upcoming presidential election—the third poll to make the prediction in the last week.
According to a national survey by the Democratic super PAC Progress Action fund, conducted by Public Policy Polling and reported by The Hill, Biden is leading Trump by 46 to 45 percent.
Meanwhile, in two other polls released in the last week, it appears Biden might marginally beat his rival. One Reuters/Ipsos poll of 3,356 registered voters conducted between March 7 and 13 found Biden would get 39 percent of the vote while Trump would get 38 percent.
A Civiqs/Daily Kos poll of 1,324 registered voters conducted between March 9 and March 12 gave the Democrat 45 percent of the vote to Trump’s 44 percent.
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Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde reflects on early March Madness exit
Wisconsin guard Andrew Rohde said the Badgers ‘thought we could do so many things’ in the NCAA Tournament before it ended abrupty with an upset loss.
Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
FOX6 Weekend WakeUp on Saturday begins at 6 a.m.
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Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
Storm damage in Caledonia
Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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School and business closings
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How Aleksas Bieliauskas has grown in first season with Wisconsin Badgers
Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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