The Legend of Diamond Joe

From 2009 to 2019 The Onion satirized then-Vice President Joe Biden by recasting him as the shady character Diamond Joe, taking readers on a comedic joy ride that involved a Trans Am, lying low in Mexico and a guy named Worm.

Since 2009 The Onion has written approximately 109 stories lampooning Biden as both vice president and president, 75 of which starred his Diamond Joe persona. Although Diamond Joe was a radical departure from the low-key real-life Biden, the character exaggerated Biden’s worst foibles. Generally, these characteristics fell into four categories or joke areas that…