The 46th US President was speaking about protecting women’s reproductive rights when he made the flub, accidentally saying “end of quote, repeat the line” as he finished a sentence. Tesla chief Elon Musk took no time to mock President Biden and said: “Whoever controls the teleprompter is the real President!”
During his speech, President Biden said: “It is noteworthy that the percentage of women who register to vote and cast a ballot is consistently higher than the percentage of the men who do so—end of quote, repeat the line.
“Women are not without electoral and, or, political—let me be precise: not and, or—or political power.”
The teleprompter had instructed him to repeat the line “Women are not without electoral or political power,” a sentence that he first said moments earlier.
Washington Times columnist Tim Young tweeted: “Biden is so far gone that he will literally read anything put on the teleprompter in front of him. ‘End of quote’ … ‘Repeat the line’.”
“Women are not without electoral and, or, political—let me be precise: not and, or—or political power.”
The teleprompter had instructed him to repeat the line “Women are not without electoral or political power,” a sentence that he first said moments earlier.
Washington Times columnist Tim Young tweeted: “Biden is so far gone that he will literally read anything put on the teleprompter in front of him. ‘End of quote’ … ‘Repeat the line’.”
Despite clear footage documenting Mr Biden’s blunder, White House Assistant Press Secretary Emilie Simons tried to gaslight Twitter into believing the POTUS wasn’t really reading cues directly from the teleprompter.
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The POTUS has previously been mocked for gaffes and polls have shown that many Americans are concerned with the President’s “mental sharpness”.
President Biden has reportedly been at odds with his staff in the past as they have tried to control his message.
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