Biden’s week of blunders persisted on Wednesday with a humiliating display of reading from a teleprompter.
During a trade union conference in Washington, D.C., Biden, although reading from a teleprompter, seemed to include scripted instructions in the middle of his speech, leading to an uncomfortable moment of applause.
Biden appeared to be narrowing his eyes at the teleprompter before quickly displaying a smile, prompting the audience to erupt into a shout of “Four more years!”
The apparent mistake was not overlooked, since it was posted on X by a Republican National Committee (RNC) account, accumulating over 1.6 million views on the social media platform.
BIDEN, reading from his teleprompter: "Four more years? Pause?"
It's all completely staged. pic.twitter.com/vqkIt0SSTF
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 24, 2024
Richard Grenell, who held positions as a U.S. ambassador and acting director of national intelligence under the Trump administration, was one of the individuals who ridiculed Biden after the less than flattering incident.
Joe Biden said the word “pause” because it was written in his teleprompter.
It was there to tell him to pause before speaking again.
But he read the word out loud.
Lol.
— Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) April 24, 2024
The minor error is merely the most recent in a lengthy sequence of blunders that have raised doubts about Biden’s cognitive aptitude and capacity to continue as the leader of the nation at the age of 81.
In March, the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reported findings indicating that 63% of U.S. people lacked confidence in President Biden’s mental ability for the job.
In contrast, the survey revealed that 57% of American adults expressed a similar sentiment towards Trump, who, at the age of 77, is also engaged in another presidential campaign.
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