Biden's challenger mocked for saying voters want 'a president who grew up listening to U2'

The most serious Democrat challenging President Joe Biden for the party's 2024 nomination for president just got a harsh reality check on his social media.

Dean Phillips, who has said he's running for president because he thinks Biden is one of the few Democrats who would lose to Trump despite the fact that the lawmaker has voted with Biden's policies the vast majority of the time, has made age a central tenet of his campaign. He has said he thinks it's time for Biden to pass the torch to a new generation.

With Biden's age likely on his mind, Phillips on Christmas Day took to social media to proclaim the following:

"Imagine waking-up January 21, 2025 with a President who grew up listening to U2 and watching MTV on a color television."

The internet quickly returned fire at the representative, including in the comments of his own post.

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"Oddly enough, I want someone who doesn't think that's what qualifies them," one verified user replied Tuesday.

Another verified user responded:

"I want a President who knows how to do the job, who navigated us through the worst pandemic in 100 years, through worldwide economic turmoil and inflation, and who helped stabilize the country after 4 years of the last moron."

"I would rather have a president who is competent enough to read the room, not one who will condescend to me based on age-related, shared interests," a third user responded.

Another commenter went even further.

"You mean, Ireland’s most famous band who were given Kennedy Center Honors last year by Ireland’s favorite son, President Joe Biden? That U2?" they asked.

Keith Olbermann also chimed in on it, saying, "Imagine waking up December 27, 2024 and you've given up this bid to help re-elect Trump, resigned your seat, and gone a nationwide apology tour?"