President Joe Biden on Wednesday mistakenly asked whether the late Rep. Jackie Walorski, who died in a car accident last month, was at a White House event that she helped convene.
Asked why Biden made the remark about Walorski and whether he was confused, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at Wednesday's briefing that he mentioned Walorski because she was"top of mind," adding that Biden had plans to see Walorski's family"in just two days' time."
“He was thinking about her as he was — as he was naming out and calling out the congressional champions on this issue — on this really critical issue that’s going to help millions of Americans,” Jean-Pierre said. In a series of tense exchanges, reporters repeatedly asked her to elaborate on why Biden made the comment, but Jean-Pierre would not say that Biden had misspoken or that he had forgotten that Walorski had died.
"The confusing part is why, if she and the family is top of mind, does the president think that she’s living and in the room?" a reporter asked. "I don’t find that confusing," Jean-Pierre responded."I mean, I think many people can speak to sometimes when you have someone top of mind, they are top of mind."
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