While President Biden was speaking at a White House Conference he mistakenly gave a shout-out to Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. The problem is that Jackie passed away in August of this year.
If you’re thinking yikes what a big mistake to make, you would be correct. President Jot Biden gave her the much-deserved shout-out at a conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, only it came too late. Rep. Jackie Walorski was an Indiana Republican. She “served as co-chair of the House of Hunger Caucus.”
“I want to thank all of you here, including bipartisan elected officials like Rep. McGovern, Sen. Braun, Sen. Booker, Rep. ― Jackie, are you here? Where’s Jackie?” the president asked in his opening comments. “She must not be here.”
You may be thinking that President Biden didn’t know. Well, The White House released a statement after her passing. They stated that they were “shocked and saddened” by her passing. This isn’t the first mix-up that President Biden has had.
Biden’s gaffes have always generated headlines. In 2008, the then-senator tried to give Missouri state Sen. Chuck Graham special recognition during a campaign event.
“Chuck, stand up, let the people see you,” he encouraged the politician before realizing Graham used a wheelchair. Suddenly aware of his mistake, Biden encouraged the crowd to “stand up for Chuck” instead.”
Rep. Jackie Walorski died in August in a car accident. Her two passengers, Zachary Potts and Emma Thomson died as well. Zachary Potts was her district director and Emma Thomson was her communications director.
Source HuffPost
