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The clip starts at minute 1:11, with Jessica Alba stepping up to the podium looking like she accidentally wandered into a political event on the way to a movie premiere, delivering a gracious introduction of former President Joe Biden with the calm confidence of someone who has never had to introduce a man who once confused directions on a staircase. The crowd is polite, attentive, and ready for the usual handoff—celebrity smiles, politician waves, everyone goes home—but then Biden reaches the microphone and suddenly decides this is less of a speech and more of a networking opportunity.

Instead of launching into policy or gratitude, he locks onto Alba like a LinkedIn connection he forgot to message back, and with the earnestness of a man who’s already updated his résumé, he starts half-joking, half-pleading about how she should “give him a job.” And that’s when the moment crosses from standard political fare into full stand-up territory, because there is something deeply funny about a former president of the United States, a man who once commanded nuclear codes, now casually pitching himself like an uncle asking for work at Thanksgiving. You can almost hear the internal monologue: “Sure, I ran the free world, but have you seen the benefits package at Honest Company?”

Alba laughs, the crowd laughs, and Biden keeps going just long enough for everyone to wonder if he’s kidding, or if he’s genuinely open to an entry-level position that involves team meetings and casual Fridays. The humor isn’t mean; it’s situational, like watching someone overshoot a joke and then decide to unpack their bags there. He praises her success, her business acumen, her acting career, and you get the sense that if there were a clipboard nearby, he’d be ready to sign up for onboarding. It’s the kind of moment that no one planned but everyone will remember, because it flips the power dynamic in the most unexpected way: Hollywood star introduces politician, politician immediately tries to pivot into Hollywood intern.

Alba handles it like a pro, smiling through the awkward charm, while the audience enjoys the rare sight of a political figure abandoning the script in favor of pure, unfiltered dad energy. By the time the clip ends, it’s less about the event itself and more about the reminder that politics, at its strangest, can feel like open mic night—where even a former president might shoot his shot, miss slightly, and still get a round of applause just for trying.