President Biden made a happy occasion awkward Monday night after telling a White House guest to “hush up, boy” during an event marking the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr.
During the lively reception commemorating the end of Ramadan, Biden teased the audience with what he promised would be the “quickest speech I ever made in my life” ahead of scheduled 6 p.m. prayers.
But when an unidentified audience member continued to talk over him, the president’s mood turned.
“You want to come and make a speech?” the 80-year-old Biden asked the guest.
“‘Hush up, boy,’ as my mother would say.”
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