President Biden falsely said Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin's title and Pentagon office during a ceremony at the White House praising two female military aviators for promotion to four-star commands.
"I want to thank Sec-, the former general, I keep calling him 'General.' My — the guy who runs that outfit over there," Biden said in remarks from the White House to mark International Women's Day.
Biden then immediately added, "I want to make sure we thank the secretary for all he's done."
The president had praised Austin earlier in his remarks for the secretary's work discussing sexual assault and violence against women in the military.
"So much of unit cohesion is built on trusting your fellow service members have your back," Biden said. "I know Secretary Austin takes this as seriously as Vice President [Kamala] Harris."
During the event, Biden welcomed Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost and Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson as “two outstanding and eminently qualified warriors and patriots.”
The 78-year-old
Biden's work has been interrupted by lingual blunders, unusual turns of phrase, and vague stories. As the president told an audience in 2018, “I am a gaffe machine.”
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