Joe Biden appeared to suggest he was “proud” to be “the first black woman to serve under a black president” in a new interview with a black radio station.
The gaffe-prone 81-year-old president stumbled over his words during Thursday’s interview with Philadelphia’s WURD, apparently confusing himself with his vice president, Kamala Harris.
“By the way, I’m proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, the first black woman… to work with a black president. Proud to be the first black woman on the Supreme Court. There’s so much we can do because, look… we are the United States of America.”
Biden appeared to be highlighting his appointment of Kamala Harris as the first Black female vice president of the United States.
It is confusing that he himself has previously served as vice president, and that is likely what he meant when he said “serving under a black president.”
The Supreme Court reference refers to Ketanji Brown-Jackson, the first Black woman to serve as a judge, who was appointed by Biden in 2022.
Joe Biden appeared to suggest he was “proud” to be “the first black woman to serve under a black president” in a new interview with a black radio station
The president sat down with black radio hosts in Milwaukee and Philadelphia for his first post-debate interviews following a disastrous fallout the week after.
Biden admitted he had a “bad debate” last week but argued it didn’t make up for what he had done in office.
“I had a bad debate, but 90 minutes on stage doesn’t erase what I’ve done for three and a half years,” she told WURD’s Andrea Lawful-Sanders.
Biden repeated the argument he has used since his terrible debate performance: that one bad night does not erase his record as president.
Her interview with WURD lasted just under 15 minutes. After the only question about the debate, Lawful-Sanders asked questions about Biden’s record with black Americans.
Biden is scheduled to meet with ABC News on Friday in Wisconsin.
The president is scheduled to celebrate the Fourth of July at the White House on Thursday night with his future and that of his party at stake amid mounting pressure for him to resign after his performance in last week’s debate.
The gaffe-prone 81-year-old president stumbled over his words during Thursday’s interview with Philadelphia’s WURD, apparently confusing himself with his vice president, Kamala Harris.
Biden appeared to be highlighting his appointment of Kamala Harris as the first Black female vice president of the United States.
This comes after early Democratic elects came forward to urge Biden to step back, just weeks before their party’s convention in Chicago.
Angry over White House messaging since Biden stumbled in his debate with Donald Trump in Atlanta, the president reassured governors in a private meeting about his health and political viability, even telling them about a recent checkup that found him in good health.
This came shortly after White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre dodged direct questions during a contentious news conference about whether Biden had been tested since Thursday’s debate.
Biden is set to host veterans’ families, caregivers and survivors at an event that will put him back on the public stage ahead of a pivotal interview with ABC that begins airing Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris will be there.