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Joe Biden described himself as a black woman during a radio interview, as calls mount for the 81 year old to drop his re-election bid.
Joe Biden described himself as a black woman during a radio interview, as calls mount for the 81-year-old to drop his re-election bid.
The US President stumbled over his words during an interview with Philadelphia’s WURD, seemingly mixing himself up with his Vice President Kamala Harris.
“By the way, I’m proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, first black woman... to serve with a black president. Proud to be involved of the first black woman on the Supreme Court. There’s so much that we can do because, look... we’re the United States of America,” he said.
Mr Biden appeared to be talking about his appointment of Kamala Harris as the United States’ first black female vice president.
Confusingly, he himself was previously vice president, which is likely what he was referring to when he said “to serve with a black president”.
The reference to the Supreme Court is Ketanji Brown-Jackson, the first black female justice, who was appointed by Biden in 2022.
‘8pm’: Biden issues bizarre list of demands
The gaffe comes as President Biden told a gathering of nearly two dozen Democratic governors at the White House on Wednesday night that he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours — and even avoid events held after 8pm — despite indications he can only handle the rigours of the job between 10am and 4pm.
Mr Biden’s acknowledgment was reported by The New York Times, citing two people who took part in the high-stakes meeting and others who were briefed on the comment.
During the same gathering, the outlet reported, Mr Biden responded to a question from Hawaii Governor Josh Green about his health by saying while his health was fine, the problem was “just my brain”, an apparent attempt at humour that went unrecognised by at least one state leader in the room.
The President’s shocking admission about his limitations comes despite his repeated intention to continue his run for a second term following a disastrous debate performance against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on June 27 in Atlanta.
The President blamed his lacklustre effort on his extensive foreign travel — despite the fact that he had been in the Eastern Time Zone for 10 days prior to the debate, including a solid week of prep at Camp David.
Days after the debate, Axios reported, citing White House aides, that the President is prone to absent-minded gaffes and fatigue whenever he takes part in an event held before 10am in the morning or after 4pm in the afternoon.
Joe Biden described himself as a black woman during a radio interview, as calls mount for the 81 year old to drop his re-election bid.
Joe Biden described himself as a black woman during a radio interview, as calls mount for the 81-year-old to drop his re-election bid.
The US President stumbled over his words during an interview with Philadelphia’s WURD, seemingly mixing himself up with his Vice President Kamala Harris.
“By the way, I’m proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, first black woman... to serve with a black president. Proud to be involved of the first black woman on the Supreme Court. There’s so much that we can do because, look... we’re the United States of America,” he said.
Mr Biden appeared to be talking about his appointment of Kamala Harris as the United States’ first black female vice president.
Confusingly, he himself was previously vice president, which is likely what he was referring to when he said “to serve with a black president”.
The reference to the Supreme Court is Ketanji Brown-Jackson, the first black female justice, who was appointed by Biden in 2022.
‘8pm’: Biden issues bizarre list of demands
The gaffe comes as President Biden told a gathering of nearly two dozen Democratic governors at the White House on Wednesday night that he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours — and even avoid events held after 8pm — despite indications he can only handle the rigours of the job between 10am and 4pm.
Mr Biden’s acknowledgment was reported by The New York Times, citing two people who took part in the high-stakes meeting and others who were briefed on the comment.
During the same gathering, the outlet reported, Mr Biden responded to a question from Hawaii Governor Josh Green about his health by saying while his health was fine, the problem was “just my brain”, an apparent attempt at humour that went unrecognised by at least one state leader in the room.
The President’s shocking admission about his limitations comes despite his repeated intention to continue his run for a second term following a disastrous debate performance against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump on June 27 in Atlanta.
The President blamed his lacklustre effort on his extensive foreign travel — despite the fact that he had been in the Eastern Time Zone for 10 days prior to the debate, including a solid week of prep at Camp David.
Days after the debate, Axios reported, citing White House aides, that the President is prone to absent-minded gaffes and fatigue whenever he takes part in an event held before 10am in the morning or after 4pm in the afternoon.
