White House Press Sec Makes Awkward Mistake During Press Briefing: ‘Woah!’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made an awkward mistake when mentioning President Joe Biden during a press briefing. “As you all saw just an hour or so ago, President Obama announced that — um, pardon me…
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made an awkward mistake when mentioning President Joe Biden during a press briefing.
“As you all saw just an hour or so ago, President Obama announced that — um, pardon me, President Biden. Woah! That is news,” she said.
Jean-Pierre added, “I know. I know. We’re going back, not forwards. We got to go forward.”
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She previously served as regional political director for the White House Office of Political Affairs during the Obama administration as well as deputy battleground states director for President Obama’s 2012 campaign, per the White House.
Her mistake came as she was discussing Biden’s nomination for the president of the World Bank.
It was reported earlier on Thursday that Biden nominated Ajay Banga, a former Mastercard executive, to serve in the position.
“He has spent more than three decades building and managing successful, global companies that create jobs and bring investment to developing economies, and guiding organizations through periods of fundamental change,” Biden said in a statement.