Biden And Obama Revive ‘BFD’ Joke To Celebrate Signing Of Inflation Reduction Act
President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama traded humorous remarks on Twitter to celebrate Biden signing the Inflation Reduction Act into law on Tuesday.
After the signing, Biden explained some details of the law on Twitter, to which Obama replied, “This is a BFD.”
This is a BFD. https://t.co/L0sh8ULo4T
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 16, 2022
Obama’s tweet referenced the moment Biden, as vice president, called the March 2010 signing of the Affordable Care Act a “big fucking deal.” Biden tried to quietly utter the comment to Obama as the two men hugged, but microphones picked up the sound, providing an unexpected moment of candor during the ACA bill signing ceremony.
Biden replied to Obama’s tweet with “Thanks, Obama,” a meme used throughout Obama’s tenure as president by both detractors and supporters of his decision-making.
Thanks, Obama https://t.co/5KZfiXIGgd
— President Biden (@POTUS) August 16, 2022
The sweeping legislation tackles several of the president’s legislative goals, including reducing the cost of prescription drugs for seniors and encouraging renewable energy purchases through tax rebates. The bill will also require big corporations to pay a 15% tax fee, a move Biden believes will directly combat inflation.
“I’m keeping my campaign commitment: No one — let me emphasize — no one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay a penny more in federal taxes,” Biden said at the bill-signing ceremony. “The Inflation Reduction Act does so many things that, for so many years, so many of us have fought to make happen.”
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.