New Delhi: In a latest gaffe, United States President Joe Biden referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as the "First Lady" during an event organised in While House to mark the Equal Pay Day.
The mix-up by Biden triggered bursts of laughter from the audience. The President, however, corrected himself immediately. Harris was not present at the event as her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, had tested positive for Coronavirus.
"There's been a little change in the arrangement of who is on the stage because of the first lady's husband contracting COVID-19," President Biden said. He was then immediately pointed out by some people that his statement would mean he was the one who had tested positive.
Biden replied by saying that's right and this was when the entire room burst into laughter.
"She's fine. Second lady - the first gentleman, how about that?", he added with a smile. The video of the event has gone viral on social media.
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Earlier in the day, Harris took to Twitter and informed that her husband has been infected with Covid-19.
"Earlier today, Doug Emhoff tested positive for COVID-19. Mr Emhoff is doing fine and we are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted. I have tested negative and will continue to test. Please get vaccinated and boosted if you haven't already," she tweeted.
This is not for the first time that Biden has had made such a gaffe. Earlier this month, while addressing a presser, he referred to the Ukrainians as "Iranian people" when calling for support to Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
"Vladimir Putin may circle Kyiv with tanks, but he will never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people," he had said.