President Biden got off to a rocky start right off the bat for his State of the Union address Tuesday night when he incorrectly referred to his party’s majority leader, Sen. Chuck Schumer, as the “minority leader.”
And the hits just kept on coming, at times drawing laughs from across the aisle.
“Congratulations to Chuck Schumer, another, uh, you know, another term as Senate Minority Leader,” the 80-year-old president said just a few minutes into his 72-minute-long speech.
Schumer, 72, has been the Senate majority leader since January 2021.
“You know, I think, you know, this time you have a slightly bigger majority, Mr. Leader. You know, majority leader, but that much bigger,” Biden fumbled further after the gaffe, trying to correct himself.
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