Critics mock Biden for chalk March Madness picks, late reveal

Social media piled on President Biden for his safe March Madness bracket on Thursday — with a number of individual mentioning the commander-in-chief missed the time-honored noon office pool deadline to submit his picks.

“Good luck to every team in this year’s NCAA tournament,” Biden tweeted 20 minutes after West Virginia and Maryland tipped off the spherical of 64.

“I’ve got Arizona in the men’s tournament and Villanova in the women’s — and as you know, in this household, Villanova always wins,” Biden added, a reference to first girl Jill Biden’s well-known Philadelphia sports activities actions fandom.

“Brackets were due by noon, Mr. President,” gambling house BetOnline.ag chided in response.

“Vintage Biden,” joked Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy. “Tweets out bracket after tournament started. Auto DQ. See ya next year buddy.”

Biden moreover didn’t determine any workers seeded lower than 12 to win a first-round recreation — which promptly received right here once more to chew him when No. 13 Furman shocked 4-seed Virginia. The president moreover picked the Cavaliers to advance to the Sweet 16, along with every totally different top-4 seed.

“Biden’s a big risk taker,” crowed one Twitter individual. “All 16 1-4 seeds moving on to the Sweet 16.”

The president chosen Arizona, Texas, Marquette and Kansas — all first or second seeds — to advance to subsequent month’s Final Four in Houston.

One journalist in distinction Biden’s bracket with that of former President Barack Obama — and situated him wanting.

“As I recall @BarackObama was pretty decent at his brackets. Would suggest you revisit,” tweeted Marianne Goodland, a chief legislative reporter for Colorado Politics. “Arizona? Villanova? Appalling. (the obvious choice was Indiana for both).”

A 2019 analysis from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism found Obama made his best brackets all through his first time interval throughout the Oval Office.

Even members of Biden’s private get collectively took downside alongside together with his picks.

“I’m sorry Mr. President @JoeBiden … in @dawnstaley & @GamecockWBB we trust!!!” tweeted Democratic National Committee chairman Jaime Harrison. “Let’s put some SC BBQ vs Philly Cheesesteaks on the line!  Loser provides lunch to @TheDemocrats staff! MVP @KamalaHarris, @DouglasEmhoff & @ClyburnSC06 y’all want to get in on this?!”

And some went as far as to advocate there was a political motive to the picks.

“Of course he picks a swing state! Typical liberal pandering agenda,” one Twitter individual talked about of Biden’s Arizona choice. “We all know who he really thinks is going to win and WHY! #ThanksObama.”