The American President Joe Biden spoke in a speech this Wednesday, September 28, 2022, to a deceased Republican parliamentarian, which raised many questions during the daily briefing by White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre.
Where is Jackie?
asked the 79-year-old Democrat, during a speech dedicated to the fight against obesity and food insecurity. I want to thank everyone who is here
said Joe Biden, mentioning two other parliamentarians particularly involved in these subjects, a Republican and a Democrat.
Died last August
In the process, he seemed to look in the room for former member of the House of Representatives Jackie Walorski, an elected Republican from Indiana who died in early August in a car accident, who was very committed to the fight against malnutrition.
The elected official had actively contributed to the preparation of a major summit devoted to this problem, during which Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday.
The White House had issued a statement after his death in which the American president said he was shocked and saddened
.
“He was thinking very hard of her”
Bombarded with questions about this on Wednesday to find out if Joe Biden had forgotten that the parliamentarian was dead, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre did not really answer.
He was thinking very hard of her
during this event to which she had actively contributed, only said the spokesperson. I don’t find it disturbing
she said again in the face of the journalists who insisted.
Karine Jean-Pierre added that Joe Biden had already planned to meet the family of the deceased parliamentarian on Friday, on the occasion of the signing of a law, to pay tribute to his fight. outstanding
against malnutrition.
In July, President Joe Biden had already blundered by following a little too literally his teleprompter.