Biden gave an evening speech at the national conference of Advocates, Counselors and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago.
“In fewer than 100 days, this new administration has done so much damage and so much destruction. It's kind of breathtaking," Biden charged during a speech that spanned just under a half-hour. “They’ve taken a hatchet to the Social Security Administration.”
Speaking before a crowd of roughly 200 people, Biden largely stuck to his prepared remarks but also rambled at times as he told stories about growing up with working-class people.
The Social Security Administration pushed back against Biden’s remarks using its official X account.
“Former President Joe Biden is lying to Americans,” the agency wrote.
Biden went on to refer to the Republican president only as “this guy.” Trump, by contrast, continues to blame Biden for many of the nation’s problems and often attacks his predecessor by name.
Conservatives immediately seized upon a Biden reference to the country's political divisions as an attack on Trump supporters.
“We can’t go on like this as a divided nation, as divided as we are," Biden said. "As I said, I’ve been doing this a long time. It’s never been this divided. Granted, it’s roughly 30%, but it’s a 30% that has no heart.”
Earlier in the day, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took a shot at the former president’s age and fitness when asked about Biden's appearance.
“I’m shocked that he is speaking at nighttime,” Leavitt said during Tuesday’s White House press briefing. “I thought his bedtime was much earlier than his speech tonight.”
