President Joe Biden got the date of the January 6 riot wrong while attacking his political rival during a fundraiser hosted by award-winning actor Michael Douglas in Westchester, New York.
Biden’s visit closed roads and schools around the village of Irvington, as anti-Israel protesters took to the streets.
The fundraiser was held at the home of Douglas and his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, who did not attend due to filming, according to the White House group’s report.
During his speech to nearly 100 guests, the 81-year-old president suffered another mistake when he tired of denouncing the failures of his opponent, former President Donald Trump.
“We will certainly never forget the dark days of June 6 to January 6, excuse me,” Biden said.
President Joe Biden nearly shut down parts of Westchester, New York, for a fundraiser hosted by award-winning actor Michael Douglas.
During his speech to nearly 100 guests, the president made another mistake by confusing June 6, D-Day of World War II, with the January 6 riots.
The president joked that he has something in common with Douglas (pictured): “We both married way above our positions,” he said.
June 6 is the anniversary of the invasion of the Normandy beaches during World War II, Operation D-Day.
Biden arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4:30 p.m. and flew to Westchester County Airport, where he arrived around 5:45 p.m., he reported. News12 Westchester.
Broadway (Route 9) from White Plains Road (Route 119) in Tarrytown to the Village of Irvington was closed for the event.
Ardsley Unified School District, Hastings-on-Hudson District, Washington Irvington School, Morse School and Paulding School had early dismissals Thursday to avoid traffic.
The star-studded event was attended by the likes of fashion designer Eileen Fisher and Wall Street lawyer Rodge Cohen.
Ticket costs ranged from $3,300 for one person to $100,000 for major donors.
The president joked that he has something in common with Douglas: “We both married way above our positions,” he said.
He continued to criticize his political opponent for his failures during his presidency, and even joked about his hair.
‘We will never forget lying about Covid and telling the American people to inject bleach into their arms. He injected it into his hair,” Biden said.
‘We will never forget his love letters to Kim Jong Un. We will never forget when he wanted to tear gas peaceful protesters and held the Bible upside down.
Referring to Trump’s criminal hush money trial, Biden said, “I haven’t had a chance to watch the court proceedings because I’ve been campaigning.”
Trump is set to conclude the first week of his criminal trial on Friday, where he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with money payments intended to prevent negative stories from emerging in the final days of the 2016 campaign.
Prosecutors allege that Trump attempted to illegally influence the 2016 race through a practice known in the tabloid industry as “catch and kill”: capturing a potentially damaging story by purchasing the rights to it and then killing it through deals that prevent the person paid to tell the story to no one else.
The star-studded event was attended by the likes of fashion designer Eileen Fisher and Wall Street lawyer Rodge Cohen.
Pro-Palestinian protesters marched down Main Street and Broadway in Irvington to protest the president’s visit.
“Hey, hey, ho ho, genocide Joe has to end,” protesters chanted.
Biden talked about polls in which he is doing well and joked, “I know not everyone is feeling the excitement.”
“The other day, a defeated-looking guy said he felt” crushed by debt. I said “Donald, I know.”
Pro-Palestinian protesters marched down Main Street and Broadway in Irvington to protest the president’s visit, reported The newspaper news.
“Hey, hey, ho ho, the genocide Joe has to end,” protesters chanted.
The president’s supporters also showed up in droves, holding signs that read “Welcome, Scranton Joe” and wearing Biden Harris campaign hats.
“I think he’s a practical, experienced problem solver, and what more is needed at a time like this,” resident Constance Kehoe told the local media.
Irvington resident Anne Somerfeld said, “I don’t even like Netanyahu, but Israel has to exist.”