WASHINGTON — President Biden called Vice President Kamala Harris “boss” Thursday at an event where he signed an executive order setting out a new gun control agenda, and Ohio senator and President Trump's running mate J.D. Vance called him “boss.” I used the incorrect title of “Secretary'' for Mr. force.
“I've been to all but three mass shootings in the United States,” the outgoing 81-year-old president told a packed house of guests at the White House before launching his attack on the Republican vice president. “Yes,” he said in a meandering manner. Candidates whose errors were debunked by fact checkers.
Biden slammed Vance, 40, for allegedly ignoring mass shootings as a fact of life in the United States. Even if the full context of the Republican's statement made it clear that he was saying the opposite.
“To be very frank, Ohio Secretary of State Vance has called this shooting a fact. Who the hell do these people think they are?” the president fumed.
Actually Vance told a CNN reporter On September 5, he appealed for schools to strengthen security to prevent a shooting incident from happening.
“What do we need to do to solve this problem?” Vance said at the time.
“I don't want to admit this. I don't like that this is the reality,” he continued. “But if you are a psychopath and you want to make headlines, you understand that our schools are soft targets. There are people coming in…
Biden's executive order will create new regulations to consider how best to conduct active shooter training in schools and explore possible regulation of 3D-printed guns and devices that can convert semi-automatic rifles into machine guns. A committee will be established.
“Keep going, boss,” Biden told Harris, 59, as he handed her the pen she used to sign the document.
Biden incorrectly referred to Democratic presidential nominee Harris as “the president” at least seven times.
The president's series of incorrect statements on Thursday drew fresh ridicule and criticism on social media, a day after Biden incorrectly greeted world leaders with “Welcome to Washington” at an event in New York City. .
Biden's new gun control order itself does not create new regulations, but it does create a new Firearms Threat Task Force, whose purpose is to make recommendations on how to curb emerging trends. Included.
The gaffe-prone commander-in-chief is the oldest sitting president in U.S. history, but will begin his second term on July 21 following a persistent campaign by Democrats to force him to resign, citing concerns about his mental acuity. has canceled his candidacy.
He has rejected calls from bipartisan Congress to resign by the end of his term on January 20.
Harris, who has slipped into the top Democratic field after campaigning, praised Biden as “our extraordinary president” at an event Thursday.
The vice president has sought to position himself as a pragmatic champion of gun control ahead of the Nov. 5 election, and in recent appearances has described himself as a gun owner who would shoot anyone who entered his home. is explained.
Harris has not provided details about her firearm ownership, leaving Republicans questioning whether she is telling the truth.
