There was just one issue when President Joe Biden welcomed world leaders by saying, “Welcome to Washington.”
The issue? He was in New York City.
Biden made the faux pas Wednesday as he spoke with world leaders regarding the war in Ukraine, Fox News reported.
The leaders were in Manhatten to talk about the Joint Declaration of Support for Ukrainian Recovery and Reconstruction at the Continental New York Barclay hotel.
“Thank you, thank you, thank you,” he said to the audience after walking on stage. “Welcome to Washington.”Â
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He continued without missing a beat, apparently not realizing his mistake.
Biden, who has been in New York City since Monday, spoke at the United Nation’s General Assembly on Tuesday.
Social media was quick to point out the mistake made by Biden, who has been known to make such gaffes.
“Remember, Joe Scarborough said Biden was sharper today than he was 20 years ago… which explains why our country is in the shape it’s in,” New Yorker and commentator Ryan James Girdusky posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Others were just as merciless:
