Biden’s week of gaffes continued on Wednesday with embarrassing teleprompter readings.
At a labor union conference in Washington, D.C., Biden appeared to interject scripted instructions into his speech while reading from a teleprompter, resulting in an awkward line of applause.
“Imagine what we can do next. Four more years, hang on,” he said, then laughed as the audience started chanting “four more years.”
Biden’s “pause” moment quickly sparked reactions online ranging from outright ridicule to concern.
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at the North American Building Trades Union (NABTU) 2024 Legislative Conference at the Washington Hilton on April 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Mr. Biden attended the conference to receive official political support from NABTU. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“Am I Ron Burgundy?” FOX News contributor Guy Benson joked, referencing the protagonist of the movie “Anchorman” who had a penchant for reading anything written on a teleprompter. Ta.
OutKick founder Clay Travis agreed: “Joe Biden read the ‘pause’ command on a teleprompter. That man is Ron Burgundy. He’s only going to get worse.”
“The best part about this wasn’t that Biden pulled out a Ron Burgundy paper and read ‘pause’ from the teleprompter; it was the 6-7 seconds of confusion before he realized what was going on. “It’s amazing,” said the Outkick writer. Ian Miller added:
“This man is not mentally fit to be president,” said Indiana Republican Rep. Jim Banks.
“What a shame,” exclaimed actor Matthew Marsden.
FOX News contributor Steve Cortez wrote, “Biden’s teleprompter gaffe would be funny if he weren’t president. Here he is reading the ‘pause’ instruction.” Instructions are clearly demarcated on the screen, usually in multiple brackets, and direct the speaker to say “Don”.” “Please say this part!!!”
Red State columnist Buzz Patterson said, “Yeah, we’re going to ‘pause’ his ‘four more years.’
“This is sad. (pauses and frowns),” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wrote.
Biden has made several gaffes that have gone viral over the past week as he has made more public appearances. (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
Biden has made multiple gaffes and gaffes in the past week. Just the day before, the president was ridiculed for carelessly claiming that he was less trustworthy than former President Trump.
“I don’t know why we’re surprised by Trump. How many times does he have to prove that we can’t be trusted?” Biden said.
on monday, Biden was attacked with ambiguous statements. About the anti-Israel protests happening on college campuses across the country.
“I condemn the anti-Semitic protests. That’s why I launched a program to address it. We don’t understand what’s happening to the Palestinians,” Biden told reporters. People also condemn it.”
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Biden almost repeated the same gaffe twice as he urged his supporters to choose “freedom” over “democracy.” (Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Last Thursday, Biden issued a confusing statement urging people to “choose freedom over democracy.”
“Are you ready to choose unity over division? Are you ready to choose dignity over destruction? Are you ready to choose truth over lies? Are you ready to choose freedom over democracy? Because that’s America,” Biden said. Ta.
Biden almost repeated the same gaffe Wednesday, but seemed to catch himself.
“Are you ready to choose freedom and democracy over democracy?” Biden said to applause from the audience.
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As the RNC Research account pointed out, the White House official transcript It does not include Biden saying the word “pause” at Wednesday’s event, only “(inaudible).”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
FOX News’ Anders Hagström contributed to this report.
