President Biden falsely claimed he took the train to work “many times” even though there is no rail line on the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Biden told reporters at a news conference Tuesday about the major bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, that he has crossed the Francis Scott Key Bridge “many times” both by train and car.
“About 1:30 p.m. [a.m. Tuesday]”A container ship hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which I had crossed many times on my commute by train and car from Delaware,” the president said.
“I’ve been to the Port of Baltimore many times,” he added.
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Joe Biden said he has crossed the collapsed Francis Keys Bridge “many times” both by car and train, even though there are no railroad lines on the bridge structure. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images)
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A White House official said in a statement that Biden “clearly” provided an explanation for his driving.
A White House official told Fox News Digital: “The president clearly stated that he drove across the bridge while commuting between Delaware and Washington, D.C.”
Aerial view shows the cargo ship Dali sitting underwater after colliding with and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday. (Tassos Katopodis/Getty Images)
This iconic bridge has never served a railway and has only been used as a road since its construction in the early 1970s.
According to the Maryland State Transportation Authority (MDTA), the Francis Scott Key Bridge opened in March 1977 as the last link to Interstate 695.
The 1.6-mile Key Bridge spans the Patapsco River and is where Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the lyrics to the national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” according to MDTA.
President Biden speaks about the Maryland Bridge collapse on Tuesday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images)
Biden has made a series of embarrassing gaffes in recent months.
On March 8, he appeared to disrupt the office he was running for while campaigning at Strath Haven Middle School in Delaware County.
“Pennsylvania, I have something to say to you: Send me to Congress!” Biden yelled at one point, as if to disrupt the office he was running for.
Biden says he doesn’t remember his son Beau’s death when he was vice president during interviews with special counsel.
Biden claimed in February that he spoke with late German Chancellor Helmut Kohl in 2021, recalling past conversations.
Mr. Biden said Mr. Cole asked him what he would say if he learned that 1,000 people stormed the British parliament to try to stop the next prime minister from taking office.
However, Mr. Cole did not attend the annual general meeting because he had been dead for four years by the time the annual general meeting was held. Instead, former German Chancellor Angela Merkel attended the rally.
President Biden spoke on Tuesday about the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore. (Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images)
Also in February, the 81-year-old president told a Las Vegas crowd that he had met French President François Mitterrand, who has been dead for 28 years.
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In fall 2022, Biden told a group of supporters that he spoke to the man who “invented” insulin.
Insulin was co-discovered by Frederick Banting and John Macleod. Bunting he died in 1941 and MacLeod he died in 1935. Biden was born in 1942.
