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Biden asks if deceased congresswoman is present at White House food insecurity conference
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked if a congresswoman who died last month was present at a White House food insecurity conference. At the event, the White House’s first hunger conference since 1969, Biden took a moment during his remarks to credit a list of bipartisan elec…
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Biden mistakenly called out for the Indiana Republican who died in a car crash in August. She had cosponsored a bill to fund the conference. The White House has not responded to a request for comment.
By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked if a congresswoman who died last month was present at a White House food insecurity conference. At the event, the White House’s first hunger conference since 1969, Biden took a moment during his remarks to credit a list of bipartisan elec…
Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed in a car accident on Aug. 3. A tribute to her reportedly played prior to President Biden's speech, but he sought her in the crowd regardless.
In August, Biden put out a statement, saying he and First Lady Jill Biden were "shocked and saddened," when Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana died.
President Joe Biden called out a recently deceased congresswoman in remarks at a hunger conference she helped organize, addressing the lawmaker as if she were still alive.
President Joe Biden forgot about the death of Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski while at an event Wednesday, repeatedly searching the crowd for her and calling her name while on stage.
President Biden appeared to call for Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski to stand up for acknowledgement Wednesday, seemingly forgetting she was killed in a car crash.
Speaking at the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health, Biden asked whether Rep. Jackie Walorski, who died in early August, was in the audience.
