Watch: Biden Sings Happy Birthday to MLK III’s Wife and Completely Forgets Her Name
In remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the National Action Network’s annual MLK breakfast. The event was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. It…
In remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, President Joe Biden delivered remarks at the National Action Network’s annual MLK breakfast. The event was held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
It happened to be the birthday of Arndrea Waters King, the wife of Martin Luther King III, who was turning 30.
Biden told the group, “Look, my wife has a rule in our family. When it’s somebody’s birthday, you sing Happy Birthday. You ready?”
He began to sing and the crowd joined him. Things turned awkward when he realized he didn’t know the woman’s name. Rather than saying her name, he substituted what sounded like “Vavaw.”
When the song was over, Biden said, “It’s hell turning 30, but you got to put up with it.”
The reaction on social media was as you might expect. One Twitter user noted that “it just gets worse every day.”
Another pointed out the obvious.
But that wasn’t Biden’s only embarrassing moment