Al Roker‘s colleagues are absolutely loving that the beloved anchorman scored a fist bump from Joe Biden on the parade route to the presidential inauguration. In a video shared by The TODAY Show, you can see Biden surprising his wife Dr. Jill Biden and everyone walking alongside him as he spots Roker in the crowd and immediately breaks away to deliver a fist bump to his old pal. You can actually hear Biden say in the clip, “We gotta keep doing this,” and the viral moment has been blowing up on social media.
President @JoeBiden gave @alroker a fist bump on the parade route! #Inauguration2021 pic.twitter.com/GdaxpBtrK8
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 20, 2021
Besides the fact that not everyone gets chance to share a fist bump with the President of the United States, what makes this moment particularly special is that Roker pulled off a similar feat during Barack Obama’s second inauguration (a thumbs-up from Obama and a handshake from Biden) in 2013. Here’s Roker explaining the history behind his epic fist bump skills below:
.@alroker tells us about his #InaugurationDay parade tradition. pic.twitter.com/G3SVbuaRfU
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 20, 2021
Knowing how much the moment means to Roker, who’s been battling prostate cancer since November, his colleagues in the media heaped praise on the beloved TV personality for pulling this off again. Plus, it’s just damn cool.
Honestly just SO happy for @alroker right now!!!! #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/vFwUF3D2TU
— E! News (@enews) January 20, 2021
And the day is complete. My man @alroker for the @POTUS fist bump.
— Craig Melvin (@craigmelvin) January 20, 2021
Joe Biden runs over to Al Roker and gives him a fist bump, recalling their interaction at the 2013 inauguration.
"We have to keep doing this!" Biden says. pic.twitter.com/xFDJhTpr5x
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) January 20, 2021
The @alroker is the 🐐
— Luke Russert (@LukeRussert) January 20, 2021
And @alroker delivers AGAIN at the inaugural parade route –> pic.twitter.com/bKF6MEFiXG
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) January 20, 2021
Oh, @alroker! You did it! 🥰 pic.twitter.com/YgtLRj17R9
— Jen DeSalvo (@TheJenDeSalvo) January 20, 2021
I’m screaming. It happened. @alroker @POTUS #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/CZYe7RuwdF
— David Douglas (@DavidDouglasTV) January 20, 2021
Granted, Biden and Roker have an ongoing bromance that would make Leslie Knope jealous, the newsman reportedly had a trick up his sleeve in case he was having trouble luring Biden over once again. That trick? Snacks. And not just any snacks, but snacks from Wawa, an eastern PA staple that should be tempting to a scrappy Scranton native like Biden.
Al Roker went on a Wawa run for snacks to convince the new President to walk over to him during the parade #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/EK33wrDcff
— Drew Smith (@drewsmithtv) January 20, 2021
(Via TODAY on Twitter)