Biden blasted after opening State of the Union with 'minority leader' gaffe

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Former President Donald Trump admonished Biden for his 'big stumble on Schumer.'

for his long service, the president apparently became confused about Schumer's current role.

"And congratulations to Chuck Schumer," Biden said."Another, uh you know, another term as Senate minority leader. You know, I think you uh... only this time you have a slightly bigger majority, Mr. Leader. You're a majority leader, about that much bigger?"had gained one seat in the Senate, bringing their slim majority to 51 seats.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy listen as President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 7. Biden began his 2023 State of the Union address by stumbling over his praise of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and briefly referring to him as the"minority leader."Biden's mistake was almost immediately pounced on by his political opponents.

, who was offering a play-by-play of the speech on his Truth Social platform, led the charge by referring to the moment as a"big stumble."."He called him Minority Leader. Can't do that! Each time he's going off script, he's making a mistake. Hopefully he will improve!"

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