<p>Former first lady Jill Biden was interrupted by a surprise appearance from former President Joe Biden during a New York stop promoting her memoir Tuesday, leading to an awkward exchange with moderator <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/whoopi-goldberg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whoopi Goldberg</a> that quickly drew reaction online.</p><p>"Joe has a question. Like you couldn't ask it later," joked Jill Biden as the former president emerged from the audience.</p><p>"Who do you love most in the whole world?" asked Joe Biden.</p><p> "Whoopi," the former first lady responded, laughing. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/joe-jill-biden-run-friendly-show-first-post-white-house-interview-yes-its-the-view" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>JOE AND JILL BIDEN RUN TO FRIENDLY SHOW FOR FIRST POST-WHITE HOUSE INTERVIEW. YES, IT'S 'THE VIEW'</strong></a></p><p>The former president was seen shrugging after his wife's quip. </p><p>Jill Biden has been touring the country to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/jill-biden-vows-set-record-straight-upcoming-memoir-about-biden-presidency-exit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promote her memoir</a>, "View from the East Wing," revealing new details about her relationship with her husband. </p><p>The former first lady is striking a markedly different tone from her previous staunch defense of her husband during his disastrous 2024 re-election run, recently saying during the book tour that she feared he was suffering from a medical issue during his June 2024 debate against President Donald Trump. </p><p>"I wasn’t horrified, I was frightened," Jill Biden recalled. "I had never, ever seen Joe like that before or since. I don’t know what happened. As I watched it, I said, ‘Oh my God, he’s <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/health/what-do-someone-having-stroke-after-jill-biden-revealed-debate-night-fears" target="_blank" rel="noopener">having a stroke</a>.’ It scared me to death," she said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/nyt-writers-ridiculed-saying-disastrous-biden-debate-ended-draw-jill-biden-feared-he-had-stroke" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>NYT WRITERS RIDICULED FOR SAYING DISASTROUS BIDEN DEBATE ENDED IN 'DRAW' AS JILL BIDEN FEARED HE HAD A STROKE</strong></a></p><p>Social media users quickly lambasted the Bidens for the awkward exchange with Whoopi Goldberg, weighing in on the couple’s relationship and sharing their thoughts on the former president’s health.</p><p>"Staged and still sad," said <a href="https://x.com/HopeD81969/status/2062160563216744866" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">one user on X</a>.</p><p>"So painful to watch," <a href="https://x.com/mel70scott/status/2062148102547439685" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">wrote a user.</a></p><p>"The dementia is kicking in hard," a <a href="https://x.com/Joemamma33333/status/2062132508880203937" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">user jabbed</a>.</p><p>"The man ran the free world for four years and still needs verbal reassurance at a book signing," <a href="https://x.com/SlepeOnBase/status/2062009676477448345" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">wrote one person</a>.</p><p>"I'd like to think that he just wandered in and wasn't actually invited to the event," <a href="https://x.com/politicswarblog/status/2062005703250731033" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">poked a user</a>.</p><p>"How embarrassing," commented <a href="https://x.com/Giulia2261/status/2062140546613903432" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">an X user</a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/jill-biden-should-have-answer-cover-up-former-presidents-decline-white-house-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>JILL BIDEN SHOULD HAVE TO ANSWER FOR 'COVER UP' OF FORMER PRESIDENT'S DECLINE, WHITE HOUSE SAYS</strong></a></p><p>The veteran lawmaker served in the U.S. Senate for 36 years before becoming vice president under President Barack Obama, serving two consecutive terms.</p><p>His political career came to an abrupt end at the height of his re-election campaign when he suspended his bid following intensified scrutiny of a series of verbal missteps and public gaffes.</p><p>Fox News Digital reached out to the Office of Jill and <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> for comment.</p>
