Biden's Gaffe at NAACP Event: Claiming Vice Presidency During Pandemic

President Biden made an erroneous statement at an NAACP campaign event in Detroit, claiming he was vice president during the coronavirus pandemic. This claim is incorrect, as Biden was not vice president during the pandemic's onset.

President Biden has sparked confusion and inaccuracies with his recent statement at an NAACP campaign event in Detroit. During his remarks, Biden claimed that he was vice president during the coronavirus pandemic and that former President Barack Obama had dispatched him to Detroit to assist with the response. However, this claim is contradicted by the actual timeline of events.

The COVID-19 pandemic, initially identified in late 2019, occurred during the latter years of President Trump's administration. Biden was not inaugurated as vice president until January 2021, several months after the pandemic had begun. Biden's statement therefore implies an incorrect timeline.

In his speech, Biden asserted that Obama had sent him to Detroit to address the pandemic situation. However, there is no evidence to support this claim. Obama left office in January 2017, more than two years before the pandemic began.

Biden's misstatement has raised questions about his grasp of history and facts. Critics have pointed to this error as an example of declining cognitive abilities.

Beyond this pandemic-related gaffe, Biden's speech also contained other inaccuracies. He referenced working with civil rights activists in his youth, despite being too young to participate significantly in such activities. Additionally, his claim that Detroit helped "put food on" his family's table is questionable, as his father worked in the automobile industry in Pennsylvania, not Detroit.

Biden's rambling and error-filled speech has drawn criticism from his political opponents. Former President Trump has ridiculed Biden's statement, calling it "another Biden blue screen" and suggesting that he is "not fit to hold office."

The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Biden's misstatement. The incident has become another source of debate and controversy surrounding the president's mental acuity and fitness for office.