President Joe Biden continued Tuesday with his peculiar habit of anointing Vice President Kamala Harris as America’s chief executive.
Biden was speaking at an Equal Pay Day celebration for Women’s history month when he made yet another gaffe while announcing an unexpected change in the proceedings.
“There’s been a little change in the arrangement of who’s on the stage because of the first lady’s husband contracting COVID, but look at this room and what you see…” Biden said.
At this point, first lady Jill Biden, who was also in attendance, interrupted her husband to essentially remind him that HE is the first lady’s husband.
“Pardon me?” Biden said, and the room began to laugh. “That’s right. She’s fine. It’s me that’s not together … The second lady — the first gentleman — how about that?”
Joe Biden says “the First Lady’s husband has tested positive for covid.”
Somebody off to the side is then forced to remind him that is in fact him lmfao. pic.twitter.com/dbAL37OfBP
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) March 15, 2022
But even there, he blundered the correction by saying the first lady was fine because his initial comment was not about “the first lady’s husband.”
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, 57, tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, while Harris was clear, according to a White House statement
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Vice President will not participate in tonight’s event. The Vice President tested negative for COVID-19 today and will continue to test,” Harris’ deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said in a statement.
Harris was supposed to participate in the Equal Pay event.
“One person I’m particularly proud of… is Kamala Harris. As I said, Kamala chose not to take a chance since her husband contracted COVID, although he’s feeling very well I’m told,” Biden said. “He’s fine but out of an abundance of caution she decided she wasn’t going to join us today but let’s send her our love because she’s something else.”
Politico White House correspondent Jonathan Lemire shared a photo of Vice President Harris standing next to Biden earlier during a signing ceremony, reporting that while she tested negative Harris was “in the window when that could change.”
This photo from is this afternoon:
Doug Emhoff, VP Harris’ husband, just tested positive for COVID
Harris tested negative but is in the window when that could change
She stood next to President Biden and Democratic Hill leadership today
Biden is to go to Brussels next week pic.twitter.com/QYMXNIBItv
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) March 15, 2022
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:
Why the HELL are people laughing about this??
— Elizabeth Milligan (@EMilligan64) March 15, 2022
Imagine if a Republican president had referred to a woman Vice President as the “First Lady.”
— Robert Stein (@BobStein_FT) March 16, 2022
Clearly best person to be at the helm in these times. Just like JFK, we are going to be just fine
— Brando (@ATLBrando) March 15, 2022
He thinks he’s the VP still
— A_girl_named_Melvan (@melvan_a) March 15, 2022
Is that “canned” laughter ? Or is everyone playing along now?!?😆😳
— houseofdeal (@houseofdeal) March 15, 2022
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