Missing Biden triggers slew of memes as online conspiracy theorists spread rumors lame duck president, 81, is in a hospice

Joe Biden's continued absence aft announcing he's opinionated down arsenic president person sparked a slew of memes - and rumors he's successful a hospice.  

The 81-year-old has not been seen successful six days aliases since he dropped retired of his bid for reelection, pinch aides explaining that he'd tested affirmative for COVID.

Concerns person already been raised astir his health, pinch chaotic suggestions that Biden is seriously-ill aliases moreover dead. The president's wellness is simply a matter of nationalist security, truthful immoderate unwellness aliases decease would quickly beryllium announced to pass Americans of who was taking over. 

But nan existent accusation vacuum surrounding his whereabouts and existent beingness authorities person caused conspiracy theorists to flood X pinch memes astir his disappearance. 

Images of Biden person been superimposed onto beverage cartons arsenic a 'missing statesmanlike candidate' and others compared him to puzzle bid 'Where's Waldo?'.

The commander-in-chief made a telephone telephone to run staffers connected Monday from COVID isolation astatine his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. 

Speaking successful a scratchy voice, he told those who gathered, alongside his Vice President Kamala Harris: 'I'm watching you, kid.'

He pledged to still beryllium progressive successful nan reelection conflict and said he would proceed to deed nan run way for Harris arsenic he interacted connected loudspeaker. 

The caller presumptive Democratic nominee seemingly stoked nan flames surrounding Biden's wellness however during nan call. 

Harris said: 'Joe, I cognize you're still connected nan rec...on nan call', which caused GOP firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene to ponder if Harris had gave nan crippled away. 

Greene was referring to Harris intelligibly starting to opportunity nan connection 'recording' earlier correcting herself and saying 'call' to Biden. 

'Did Kamala spill nan beans? Was it a recording? That's what she started to say,' Greene said Monday. 

Conservative activistic Charlie Kirk called it a 'very unusual slip' which besides sewage GOP congresswoman Lauren Boebert's attention.

The Colorado representative, who has been 1 of nan astir vocal group funny of Biden's absence, asked: 'Where is Joe?' She went connected to request 'proof of life' by 5pm Monday, stoking a rumor Biden had died.

Left-wing journalist Glenn Greenwald joined successful nan fray and insisted that while he's nary conspiracy theorist, nan measurement Biden ended his run and consequent absence from nan airwaves was strange.  

On Monday, nan president's expert issued a missive saying that Biden was almost resolved wholly of his symptoms.

Dr. Kevin O'Connor wrote successful his missive that his pulse, humor pressure, respiratory complaint and somesthesia remained normal.

Biden's wellness appears to beryllium what ultimately ended his campaign, aft a disastrous TV statement against Donald Trump, 78, past month.  

Worries astir Biden's wellbeing were exacerbated Sunday aft his younger relative claimed unwellness had been a facet successful his determination to stand down. 

Frank Biden told CBS: 'I'm incredibly proud of my brother. Selfishly, I will person him backmost to bask immoderate clip we person left.'

That prime of phrasing group tongues wagging astir a imaginable terminal illness.  

But a Biden family root poured very basking h2o connected Frank's claims. 'Frank Biden suffers from alcoholism and hasn't spoken to his relative successful weeks,' nan root said. 'What he said... is wholly untrue.'

A apical Parkinson's illness master visited nan White House aggregate times this year, though officials person insisted Biden is successful bully health.