‘Delete this now’: Biden’s joke about drinking performance-enhancing water before the debate utterly backfired

A joke posted to the X account of President Joe Biden about "performance enhancers" backfired on Thursday after the commander-in-chief struggled throughout the presidential debate.

Before facing off against former President Donald Trump, Biden shared a post on social media that advertised a can of water portrayed as offering a cognitive boost.

"I don't know what they've got in these performance enhancers, but I'm feeling pretty jacked up," Biden said of the water. "Try it yourselves, folks.