When you’ve got what’s supposed to be a tough job – and in theory, you’re up for it – you already know going in there are gonna be “days.”

And then there are gonna be DAYS.

Well. Our lackluster Secretary of State Antony Blinken had himself a DAY. He was doing his level, loyal best to keep the vegetable-in-chief – and the country – out of harm’s way at the high-powered, high-stakes Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering in San Francisco yesterday.

The US Consul of Croon…

The world has gone to shit since Tony Blinken played the blues. This has to be one of the most destructive diplomatic moments in history.https://t.co/A65xIjbRkv

— Benjamin Fogel (@BenjaminFogel) November 8, 2023

…turned into the Canvas of Cringe as he tried to shepherd Joe Biden through that diplomatic minefield. One where every nuance counted and every stuttered response or vacant moment was being duly and derisively noted.

Only the whole world was watching.

Blinken looked like he wanted to cry almost from the very beginning.

That interminable meeting, with the long table and bogus pleasantries exchanged, was the start of his making it pretty obvious. I don’t know if it was the entrée or the agony over wondering which extremity his dementia addled boss was going to insert into his maxillary orifice next was making Sec State squirm. But wiggle, twitch, and mope-face away he did.

He was fumbling with something. Completely gone. pic.twitter.com/E6HvF8Y4BX

— JWF (@JammieWF) November 15, 2023

And I swear those big puppy eyes of his welled up a number of times, like he was in a hostage video…or channeling Beto O’Rourke’s poor Labrador.

Blinken looked extremely uncomfortable during the Xi meeting pic.twitter.com/f73975H50c

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 16, 2023

His expression cried out for rescue.

Sadly for Antony, there was no White Knight of Color coming to his rescue. This was his job, his boss, and his time to suck it up, no matter what mushy gibberish came out of POTATUS’ mouth.

Even if, as someone says, what Biden does say makes you “die a little inside”

Blinken isn't going to make it to the end of Biden's term without having a coronary with all the stress he's under. Watch his face in response to Biden's answer 😂 pic.twitter.com/jDDR62Qtji

— Sara Rose 🇺🇸🌹 (@saras76) November 16, 2023

When even the Russians got you pwned, things are bad.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has attracted the attention of internet users thanks to his bizarre, unswerving gaze at Joe Biden during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

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— RT (@RT_com) November 16, 2023

Oh, well. We’re in the best hands. While Blinken was, no doubt, in the men’s head downing Pepto Bismol by the quart, staffers were busy shaking up the rest of the line-up for the summit. They dumped the amateurs they’d had as placeholders on the schedule to bring in the big guns for the headliner talks.

Yeah, buddy. Snagging this horse’s asset was a coup.

Someone who’s actually helping the environment like Elon Musk being replaced by someone who pretends to like John Kerry says everything you need to know about the Biden administration

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) November 16, 2023

BUT WE GOT PANDAS!!!

God willing, maybe we can use the rolly poly little ba**ards for ursine shields to save ourselves if POTATUS says the wrong thing to Xi. Surely he wouldn’t nuke his own pandas?

The pandas will BE OUR SHIELD!!!

— tree hugging s*ster 🎃 (@WelbornBeege) November 16, 2023

Surely?

Where’s that frickin’ meteor when we need him?