Joe Biden flew into Michigan on Tuesday to "join" the picket line at the UAW strike, as we reported. 

According to reports, he was there for a whopping 12 minutes and spent under a minute-and-a-half speaking to them. 

Biden spent just 12 minutes on the UAW picket line, and only spoke to strikers for 87 seconds.

Now he's off to CA for fundraisers where he'll no doubt push the same EV mandates that are contributing to the strike in the first place by leading to layoffs and lower wages.

— Tommy Pigott (@TommyPigott) September 26, 2023

Biden, although late and in-person, barely spoke to those in attendance, before being ushered back to his limousine.

If this wasn't a Photo Op, I don't know what is... https://t.co/Lyxom4CirO

— Anthony Hughes OAN (@CallMeAntwan) September 26, 2023

Could he have done any less for the photo op? I guess at least it was longer than he spent with the people of East Palestine, which is to say no time at all. 

Biden also remarked on his history of walking the picket lines in the past. This sounds like a bit of his familiar puffery. 

BIDEN: “I marched a lot of UAW picket lines when I was a Senator since 1973. But I tell you what— first time I’ve ever done it as a president.”pic.twitter.com/EJK5YZAHgc

— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) September 26, 2023

CNN notes he was on a UAW picket line in 2019 when he held no office. But perhaps the more concerning aspect of that statement than the puffery is he's been in the federal government since 1973, when he joined the Senate. That says how ancient he is at this point to be running again for the most powerful office in the land. 

People mocked him for the claim and for only being there for 12 minutes. 

Biden and Jimmy Hoffa marched together back in the day. Just ask Joe, he’ll tell ya.

— TexasVet (@TexasVet2022) September 26, 2023

Joe Biden joined UAW workers for 12 minutes while allowing cheap labor to flood the southern border.

Wake up, America.

— Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) September 26, 2023

Some were also circulating this picture of one of the people in attendance at the strike. I don't know the full context of the look. But whatever was in this guy's head, it does look like a lot of us feel about Joe Biden's visit. 

Biden spent a whole 12 minutes with the UAW workers this afternoon. They were inspired by Biden's appearance. 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/PpwJmmPH1U

— Patrick🇺🇸 (@oneputtpatrick) September 26, 2023

Other striking workers nailed Biden by pointing out a big part of the harm being done to the industry by the EV mandate that he's pushing. 

Striking auto workers have a message for Biden and his EV obsession:

"We have been the backbone of these companies for so long. Trying to push us out to these electric vehicles — it won't last. We're hard-working. We have families. We need this." pic.twitter.com/OEGssZV14D

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) September 26, 2023

After the ridiculously short photo op, Biden beat it out of there to a fundraiser in California where he'll spend longer than 12 minutes and likely talk about why we all need to drive EVs because of the "existential threat."