Fury as Joe Biden posts 'heartless' New Year's message after New Orleans terror attack

President Joe Biden is being criticized for his 'tone deaf' response after an overnight tragedy left at least 10 dead and 30 others injured at a New Orleans New Year's Eve celebration.

Biden's first post on X in 2025 was a simple 'Happy New Year, folks' at 10am ET.

That's hours after the alleged attacker plowed into a joyous crowd on Bourbon Street around 3am local time. 

Furious social media users immediately pointed out his 'heartless' blunder, calling it out of touch and insensitive.

'Joe Biden is a heartless pos,' wrote one user. 'People lost their lives in a terror attack, and he just tweeted 'Happy New Year, Folks.' Jan 20th can't come fast enough.'

Another wrote in disbelief: 'This is President Joe Biden’s first post of the day. No mention of New Orleans or the victims. [Shaking my head].'

'It's utterly clumsy and tone deaf,' user @LetsGetRandy chimed in. 

The president had not directly addressed the deadly incident before making the celebratory New Year's post.

Instead, the White House issued a statement saying he spoke with New Orleans' Democratic mayor LaToya Cantrell on Wednesday morning to offer 'full federal support.'

'President Biden called New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell this morning to offer full federal support following the horrific news that a driver killed and injured dozens of individuals in New Orleans overnight.'

The White House said that Biden has been briefed on all the 'latest developments' and will continue to get updates throughout the day. 

The FBI is leading the investigation into the 'horrific' tragedy and is working closely with local and state officials. 

The president is heading from Wilmington, Delaware, where he spent New Year's Eve, to Camp David, for what could be one of his final trips there with just 19 days left of his presidency. 

Biden just wrapped up a five-day swanky St. Croix vacation before returning to the United States to serve out the remainder of his term.

Biden, 82, along with his daughter Ashley Biden, Hunter and his son Beau and First Lady Jill Biden, spent his traditional New Year's getaway in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The president had little on his public schedule and spent his time basking in the sun at a beachfront villa owned by friends Bill and Connie Neville.

Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump spent his New Year's celebrating at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida where his daughter-in-law Lara Trump performed.

Biden, who meanwhile rang in 2025 with First Lady Jill Biden at their home in Wilmington, Delaware, was briefed on the attack ahead of the couple heading to presidential retreat Camp David.

But New Year's morning took a somber turn for the country after a driver rammed into a large crowd before getting out of the vehicle and firing a weapon.

Mayor Cantrell declared it a terrorist attack.

The White House says that the FBI is on scene in New Orleans, Louisiana to support local law enforcement and that Biden will be briefed throughout the day on developments from the ground.

Witnesses detail a suspect ''wearing full body armor' and 'armed with an assault rifle.'

Police returned fire after the individual opened fire on the crowd.

Videos circulated on social media from the scene showing multiple casualties on the ground as shots rang out in the background and people were seen fleeing the area.

The vehicle plowed into the crowd at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street around 3:15 a.m. local time on Wednesday morning, city officials confirmed.

The city of New Orleans divulged that wounded were transported to five different area hospitals in the wake of the 'mass casualty event.'

No information about the suspect has been released so far and it is unclear if any arrests have been made or if police fire made contact with the individual.

But a federal law enforcement official told NBC News that the suspect is believed to be dead.