Videos of President Joe Biden playfully biting several costumed babies at the White House Halloween party have gone viral on social media.

The Halloween event transformed the White House South Lawn into a vibrant setting with decorations and activities for families, local students and children of military families.

While Jill Biden, dressed in a full-body panda suit, handed out copies of the children’s book 10 spooky pumpkinsPresident Biden greeted a line of children and parents and handed out candy in signature White House packaging.

Photographers and videographers captured moments when Biden leaned down to interact with the children, including playfully biting the leg of a baby dressed as a turkey.

The president also put the toe of a child wearing an ice cream cone costume in his mouth and nibbled a third baby wearing a blue dress.

Newsweek has contacted the White House via email for comment.

The scenes drew sharp reactions from conservative influencers on social media, who questioned their appropriateness.

Conservative commentator Benny Johnson, who the Justice Department recently alleged was unknowingly paid by Russian state media to produce sympathetic content for the Kremlin, reposted an image of Biden biting the baby in the turkey costume.

“Apparently Joe Biden is biting babies in the White House tonight,” he wrote. His post had been viewed 740,000 times as of Thursday morning.

Johnson has strongly denied that anything went wrong with the supposedly Kremlin-friendly content and has described himself as a “victim” of the allegedly Moscow-backed plan.

Jenna Ellis, a suspended lawyer who worked for Donald Trump and who pleaded guilty to “complicit in false statements” in an attempt to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in Georgia, posted an article on bites and writes, “How is this real?”

Kylie Jane Kremer, one of the organizers of the January 6, 2021 “Save America” ​​rally that turned into a violent riot in an attempt to stop the certification of Biden’s victory, wrote that someone should call the police to stop the warn the president. X: “Someone immediately calls 911. Joe Biden paid a second baby in the White House this is not a joke. He put the foot of this second child three times in his mouth!”

At Wednesday night’s event, Jill Biden added an educational twist with a Halloween-themed storytelling session.

Decorations included stacks of books, a large orange moon, and several fall-themed displays adorning the South Lawn. The fountain was painted green for the occasion.

Other highlights included appearances by Disney’s Lilo and Stitch characters, Darth Vader, and a candy-filled motorcade courtesy of the presidential limousine.

Other attendees included Secretary of State Antony Blinken and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, both of whom brought their children.