President Biden mistakenly called out for Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski, who died in a car crash in August, at a White House event on fighting hunger.
Condolences for Walorski, who had been a member of the House Hunger Caucus, were extended during the event by Rep. Jim McGovern in remarks following Biden's speech. And White House policy adviser Susan Rice said she"of course" misses Walorski,"who passed away in August" at the start of a panel session with lawmakers following the president's remarks.
And a pre-produced video tribute to Walorski was played on the main stage of the conference in the afternoon. The video featured Walorski's advocacy for solutions to hunger on the Hill both on the floor and in hearings. At an afternoon briefing, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre did not acknowledge that Biden had misspoken. Jean-Pierre told reporters, many of whom pressed her to elaborate, that Walorski had been top of mind for Biden as he named the the hunger conference's congressional champions. And the president, she said, will be honoring Walorski on Friday with a signing of bill to rename a VA clinic in Indiana after her."That is what he was thinking of.
As president, Biden has made a number of gaffes. For example, a year ago, he forgot the name of Scott Morrison, the then-prime minister of Australia, as he spoke to him during a video conference on a new defense partnership, calling him"that fellow Down Under." Critics have questioned whether his age is an impediment for Biden, the oldest person to hold the office. In an interview this month with
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