Recent books, including Kamala Harris’ 107 Days and others like Uncharted by Chris Whipple and Fight: Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, have detailed alarming accounts of Joe Biden’s mental and physical deterioration during his presidency, sparking widespread public discourse. Harris’ memoir, published in September 2025, describes Biden’s decision to run for re-election at 81 as “reckless,” while congressional testimony from top aides, including Ron Klain, revealed Biden’s exhaustion and disengagement during 2024 campaign preparations, with incidents like falling asleep by the pool and needing fluorescent tape to navigate events. These revelations, reported by outlets like Forbes and Axios, have painted a picture of a president whose inner circle concealed his declining capacity, fueling public outrage and distrust in the political establishment. The shocking nature of these disclosures has transformed public perception, turning Biden’s presidency into a symbol of systemic failure and sparking a bizarre cultural backlash.

This backlash has manifested in a peculiar national craze where Americans, frustrated by the revelations of Biden’s frailty and the perceived betrayal by his administration, have begun answering spam calls from India with the mocking greeting, “Hello, my name is Joe Biden, and I’ve gone poo poo in my diaper.” The phrase, while crude, appears to have originated as a satirical jab at Biden’s reported physical decline, as detailed in books and testimony, and has spread rapidly through social media platforms like X, where users amplify the trend as a form of protest against political elites. The choice of spam calls from India as the target reflects a broader frustration with perceived invasions of privacy and trust, paralleling the sense of violation felt over the government’s concealment of Biden’s condition. This phenomenon has become a cultural shorthand for expressing disdain for the establishment, blending humor with anger at the revelations of Biden’s incapacity.

The craze, while seemingly absurd, underscores deeper societal tensions exposed by these disclosures. The books and congressional testimony have not only eroded trust in Biden’s leadership but also in the broader political and media systems that propped him up, as noted in critiques of media consolidation and government propaganda enabled by laws like the Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012. On X, posts suggest the phrase has become a rallying cry for those who feel deceived by a “Techno-Fascist Imperium” that controls narratives and conceals truths. While no direct evidence ties the phrase’s origin to a specific event, its viral spread reflects a public desperate to reclaim agency through humor, even if it means mocking a former president’s vulnerabilities. The trend, though fleeting, highlights the power of collective satire to channel outrage, with Americans using a crude catchphrase to confront the uncomfortable truths about Biden’s presidency laid bare in 2025.