--- title: Joe Biden Best Obama Friendship Meme description: Former Vice President Joe Biden picked out his favorite Internet meme of his friendship with President Barack Obama. canonical: https://time.com/4701470/joe-biden-favorite-meme/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-14T20:35:47.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-07T07:20:31.787Z og:title: Joe Biden's Favorite Obama Bromance Meme Is Very Loving og:description: Hint: it wasn't the friendship bracelet og:url: https://time.com/4701470/joe-biden-favorite-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52cbb115d5165afa/698876d0ab6d7750646a7b92/biden-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: biden-obama og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Joe Biden's Favorite Obama Bromance Meme Is Very Loving twitter:description: Hint: it wasn't the friendship bracelet twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52cbb115d5165afa/698876d0ab6d7750646a7b92/biden-obama.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Joe Biden's Official Favorite Obama Bromance Meme Is Very Loving > Sponsored content. 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Biden wiped away tears and shared a laugh with Obama_ by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 14, 2017 8:35 PM UTC Biden wiped away tears and shared a laugh with Obama by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Mar 14, 2017 8:35 PM UTC It’s no secret that former Vice President [Joe Biden](http://time.com/4699185/joe-biden-sxsw-cancer-donald-trump/) and President Barack Obama have a [bromance](http://time.com/4631033/barack-obama-joe-biden-bromance-history/) for the ages. From [birthday friendship bracelets](http://time.com/4439262/barack-obama-birthday-joe-biden/) to the [Presidential Medal of Freedom](http://time.com/4633604/joe-biden-obama-cries-medal/), their relationship became an internet meme sensation throughout their tenure in office. There’s even a social media handle called [Motivational Biden](https://www.facebook.com/MotivationalBiden/) dedicated purely to Joe Biden memes. While an abundance of witty captions and photos featuring [Obama and Biden](http://time.com/barack-obama-joe-biden-friendship-photos/) have long circulated the web, the vice president has now named his top contender. Biden’s daughter, Ashley, told [_Moneyish_](https://moneyish.com/ish/this-is-joe-bidens-favorite-obama-biden-bromance-meme/) that when she broke the meme news to her dad, Biden “sat there for an hour and laughed.” His favorite? Ultimately, Biden’s top-choice meme wasn’t his [Medal of Honor-turned-best-friends-forever-necklace](http://time.com/4634470/joe-biden-barack-obama-best-friends-forever-necklace/), but rather a photo of he and Obama standing next to Michelle Obama and Jill Biden with a funny caption. > [](https://twitter.com/TheDiLLon1/status/788114505624612864) ## Transcript [00:00] For the final time as President, I [00:03] am pleased to award our nation's highest civilian [00:05] honor. The Presidential Medal of Freedom [00:08] [ APPLAUSE ] [00:11] For [00:14] the [00:17] first [00:19] and [00:22] only time in my presidency I will bestow this medal with [00:25] an additional level of veneration. An honor my [00:29] three most recent successors reserved for only three [00:32] others Pope John Paul II, President Ronald Reagan and [00:37] General Colin Powell. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am [00:39] proud to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom with [00:42] distinction to my brother, Joseph Robinette [00:47] Biden Jr. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] [ Applause ] Appreciate you [00:47] man. 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