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Man in Biden mask eats banana at Texas family's door
Watauga police say the visitor touched the doorbell camera twice and left before officers arrived, and no charges have been filed; being bizarre is not a crime.
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At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Creep in Joe Biden mask terrifies Texas family by eating banana at their front door in the dark”, with reporting from Patriot News Alerts (citing FOX 4 News), Fox News and WFAA.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 4:16 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Biden, Texas.
- BBN covered this story before: The GOP can't blame Biden forever for pain at the pump (October 16).
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- New York PostCreep in Joe Biden mask terrifies Texas family by eating banana at their front door in the dark
- Patriot News Alerts (citing FOX 4 News)Man in Biden Mask Eats Banana on Doorbell Camera in Texas October 19, 2026 · facts used on air
- Fox NewsStranger in Biden mask pulls bizarre Texas doorstep stunt as police issue warning October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- WFAAWATCH: Person in Joe Biden mask and Charlie Kirk shirt eats banana on Texas family's doorbell cam October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA doorbell camera in Watauga, Texas caught a barefoot man in a Joe Biden mask and a shirt reading FREEDOM, standing at a family's door on Sunday night, eating a banana.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThrough the mask? He ate it through the mask?

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe did, according to a local report, and police say he ran his fingers over the camera twice before he left.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHe checked the lens. That's a man who cares how he looks on camera, and I'm told the banana was very present.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorPolice say they can't explain the costume, the banana or the apparent political identity crisis, but being bizarre is not a criminal offense, so no charges.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTechnically a win.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOfficers searched the neighborhood and couldn't find him, and they urge residents to call police instead of confronting anyone.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the neighborhood search found nobody, and the banana got away with it too.
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