Joe Biden confirms Barack Obama bromance memes 'are basically true'

FILE - Former Vice President Joe Biden takes the stage at Proctors during his American Promise Tour on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 in Schenectady, N.Y. Tickets to this event included a copy of Biden's memoir, "Promise Me, Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose." Biden-Obama memes have become popular since shortly after the 2016 election, celebrating the friendship between the former vice president and president. Biden recently acknowledged the memes, calling them "basically true." less FILE - Former Vice President Joe Biden takes the stage at Proctors during his American Promise Tour on Monday, Nov. 20, 2017 in Schenectady, N.Y. Tickets to this event included a copy of Biden's memoir, ... more Photo: Lori Van Buren Buy photo Photo: Lori Van Buren Image 1 of / 22 Caption Close Joe Biden confirms Barack Obama bromance memes 'are basically true' 1 / 22 Back to Gallery

What started off as a jokey meme that celebrated the close relationship between former Vice President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama is now bromance-official.

Biden made the admission during an onstage conversation promoting his book "Promise Me, Dad" to a Chicago audience Monday.

"You know all those memes are basically true," Biden said to the crowd, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Biden called Obama his "brother" and said their relationship — and the fact that Biden is 19 years older than Obama — meant that he could "say things to him that no one else can say."

The memes featuring Obama and Biden surfaced shortly after the 2016 presidential election, just as the transition to the Trump presidency began. The meme usually featured a photo of Biden and Obama, along with an imagined conversation between the two, with Biden being the jokester while Obama played the straight man in their comedic duo.

Obama: Did you replace all the toiletries with travel size bottles?

Biden: He's got tiny hands Barack, I want him to feel welcome here pic.twitter.com/e7NRIZ43Ww — Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) November 11, 2016

More memes of their relationship were later borne out of Obama surprising Biden with a Presidential Medal of Freedom during has last days in office. Biden accepted the award, but notably shed some tears during Obama's speech.

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Biden has confirmed his love of the Biden-Obama memes in the past, sharing his favorites in recent interviews. Obama also recently acknowledged the memes in a birthday greeting to Biden, where he tweeted a photo of the two and a meme-inspired conversation, writing at the end, "Happy birthday to @JoeBiden, my brother and the best vice president anybody could have."