New Delhi: US President Joe Biden made an error while reading from the teleprompter. Biden, standing along with vice-president Kamala Harris was addressing the press on the matter of women’s reproductive rights and the recent order by the Supreme Court regarding abortion.
President Biden mistakenly said, “End of quote, repeat the line,” while making the speech at the White House. “It is noteworthy that the percentage of women who register to vote and cast a ballot is consistently higher than the percentage of the men who do so—end of quote, repeat the line. Women are not without electoral and, or, political—let me be precise: not and, or—or political power,” Biden said while addressing the press.
People quickly caught the gaffe and the part of the speech where Joe Biden makes the error was trending on Twitter. Netizens shared humourous content after this incident took place. Elon Musk wrote on Twitter, “Whoever controls the teleprompter is the real President!”
Whoever controls the teleprompter is the real President! pic.twitter.com/1rcqmwLe9S
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 8, 2022
Powerful stuff. Really makes you think. pic.twitter.com/sovjtMiSqE
— Matt’s Idea Shop (@MattsIdeaShop) July 8, 2022
Joe Biden accidentally reads the part on the teleprompter that says “repeat the line” when they wanted him to say the line again lmfao pic.twitter.com/pS3GdXPe5N
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) July 8, 2022
Republican supporters were active on Twitter as the incident happened.
Joe Biden accidentally reads the teleprompter telling him to repeat the line. He just keeps getting worse. Do we really have 30 more months of this? Scary. And sad. pic.twitter.com/m7o908C72m
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) July 8, 2022
Joe Biden is less qualified to understand & explain constitutional law than he is to read a teleprompter.
— Rep. Mike Johnson (@RepMikeJohnson) July 8, 2022
Joe Biden reads from teleprompter “repeat the line” instead of repeating the line.
“Say goodnight Gracie.” (Look up the reference if you’re young). pic.twitter.com/Y1hOryuH0Z— Margaret Kimberley (@freedomrideblog) July 8, 2022
However, Democrats’ supporters came out in support of Biden.
Joe Biden misreads a teleprompter and Republicans lose their minds.
Donald Trump attempts a violent coup to overthrow our government and Republicans don’t bat an eye.
A political party that reacts more strongly to a Biden gaffe than gallows built for Pence has a problem.
— Jack Cocchiarella (@JDCocchiarella) July 8, 2022
BREAKING – White House aides blame Corn Pop? for sabotaging Joe Biden’s teleprompter. pic.twitter.com/yazxLWbKea
— Der Schniefmeister (@zniffo) July 8, 2022
President Biden later signed an executive order to protect and expand women’s access to abortion and contraception.
