Biden Claims He Is Taking ‘Heat’ Because He Named ‘The Black Man’ as Secretary of Defense

President Joe Biden insists he is getting “heat” for naming Lloyd Austin as the secretary of Defense.

But, during an interview with BET, he seemed to forget Austin’s name.

“Look at the heat I’m getting because I, I named a, uh, the, uh, secretary of defense — the black man,” Biden stated. “I named [Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson] — I mean because of the people I’ve named.”

Watch the video below:

BIDEN: "Look at the heat I'm getting because I, I named a, uh, the, uh, secretary of defense — the black man" 🥴 pic.twitter.com/PJYzDznpIV
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) July 18, 2024

Check out some of the reactions below:

Yeeeeeiiiikes https://t.co/BlserOPKJP
— Guy Benson (@guypbenson) July 18, 2024

Remember when liberals said it was racist to talk about 'Black jobs'?

I remember.

Hypocrites. https://t.co/KsFwsM7WOu
— Pradheep J. Shanker, M.D. (@neoavatara) July 18, 2024

That’s some cold… https://t.co/H0aJCSF2qz
— Bonchie (@bonchieredstate) July 18, 2024

Sharp as a tack. Does all the reading. Runs circles around his aides. https://t.co/cWZRQsMYzn
— T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) July 18, 2024

Oh no! Jet lagged again! https://t.co/f4dGclDRgE
— Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) July 18, 2024

In the last couple days he’s called the female Secret Service director “him” and the Defense Secretary “the black man.” “Ketanji Brown” was a nice touch as well. https://t.co/bGqWU0IHXZ
— Doug Powers (@ThePowersThatBe) July 18, 2024

After the interview was recorded, the White House announced Biden tested positive for COVID-19.

Biden has previously appeared to forget Austin’s name. In 2021, he referred to Austin as “the guy who runs that outfit over there.”