Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Joe Biden recalls the time he took his young sons to see a Bette Midler show
Rent, Hamilton). He walked on to the classic song, “All That Jazz”.Biden told the audience that when his two sons were younger, his family would try to make it to NYC a couple of times a year to catch a Broadway show.
He recalled bringing his boys to see a Bette Midler Show. The singer and actress was known for her bawdy humor.Midler spotted them in the audience and singled them out, admonishing their parents, “Who would bring two kids to a show like this?”“My boys used that as a badge of courage,” he said. “Bette Midler picked us out of a crowd. … Families all over the world have memories like that to cherish.”Biden, 80, also talked about running again for President and addressed what some regard as the elephant in the room.“A lot of people seem focused on my age,” Biden said. “I get it, believe me; I know it more than anyone.”He went on to point out Vladimir Putin instigating a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and Donald Trump’s relationship with the Russian leader.“That’s why I’m running,” Biden said. “I will not side with dictators like Putin.
Maybe Trump and his MAGA friends can bow down, but I won’t,” he said.He went on to say, “Let there be no question, Donald Trump and his MAGA Republicans are determined to destroy American democracy.
And I will always defend, protect and fight for our democracy.”The Broadway for Biden event had an audience of 1,500 people.
