Joe Biden Called Out For Numerous Corrections In White House Transcript Of Speech

The president did himself no favors in repelling concerns about his sharpness during a speech to the NAACP.

President Joe Biden’s effort to improve voters’ view of his mental fitness took a hit when the White House corrected numerous errors from a recent speech.

In his address to the NAACP on Sunday, the official transcript fixed several mistakes ― some of which conservative media jumped on, Mediaite reported. Polling has shown that voters are more concerned about Biden’s acuity than Republican rival Donald Trump while both rack up blunders on the campaign trail. They’ll square off in a debate in June.

In talking to the NAACP, Biden mistakenly implied he was vice president during the “pandemic,” which was crossed out while “recession” was added in brackets. He referred to “insurrectionists” as “irrectionists,” which was amended, and said his administration was “cracking down on landlords who keep rents down.” The “who” was crossed out and replaced by a “to.”

Biden told the civil rights group he was “humbled to receive this ‘organization,’” when he meant “award,” the transcript showed.

He also committed a double gaffe on the matter of insurance premiums. He said his administration saved families “$800,000” a year, quickly changed it to $8,000 during the speech ― but the transcript altered it to $800.