Haisten Willis of the Washington Examiner highlights moments from the past year that the White House would like to forget.
President Joe Biden, who once admitted to being a gaffe machine, has a long track record of blunders and exaggerations that keep politicos eager to hear what he comes up with next — or anxious, depending on one’s perspective.
This year was no exception, with Biden mixing up words and phrases during many, if not most, of his appearances. …
… The best gaffes often involve the speaker saying something near the opposite of what they meant to say. That appeared to be the case on Dec. 3, when the president congratulated rapper and actress Queen Latifah by saying she’s earned a prime-time “Enemy.”
He quickly corrected himself to say prime-time “Emmy.” …
… A queen came up again in a June 16 speech about gun control, though it was unclear which one or, for that matter, what Biden was getting at generally. The president finished his speech by saying, “God save the queen, man.”
It was never clarified by Biden or his staff what the president meant. …
… There are many names and places one must keep straight when acting as commander in chief, and Biden occasionally gets those names mixed up. Such was the case on June 28, when Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin was losing the war — in Iraq. …
… Biden often brags about infrastructure investment under his watch, especially compared to former President Donald Trump. While Biden oversaw the passage of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act last year, he cited a number that appeared far, far higher during a speech on Dec. 10.
“Over a billion, 300 million, trillion, 300 million dollars,” the president said.
Even the national deficit hasn’t soared to those heights just yet.
