Biden's new slip of the tongue: he searches the public for a congresswoman who died in August

President Joe Biden suffered a new mental lapse in the middle of a speech while searching the audience for a Republican congresswoman who died in early August. "Jackie, are you here? Where is Jackie? I was going to be here," said the president.

The Republican congresswoman he was referring to was Jackie Walorski who lost her life, at age 59, in a traffic accident on August 3, when a vehicle crashed into hers. Following Walorski's passing, both Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, issued a statement expressing their condolences, praising her work in politics and noting that the Indiana representative was "one of a kind."

At the time of the slip, the president was at a White House conference on a bipartisan bill pushed by Jackie in which funds worth about $8 billion were pledged to eradicate hunger in the United States by 2030.

White House Response

When asked about the incident, the spokeswoman of the White House, Karine Jean-Pierre, wanted divert attention and talk about the importance of the event, "about how we're going to take the steps to end hunger by 2030, That's what the conference is about, and that's something the president takes very seriously." "He was recognizing their incredible work.... She was in his mind... At the top".

However, Biden's new confusion surprised many of the event's participants, although it is not the first time such an incident has happened to him during his time in office.

Biden, an "older" president

In an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes , Biden was asked what he thought of those who question whether he is unfit for office at his age. "Look at me, if you think I don't have the energy level or the mental acuity, that's one thing. Another thing is that they observe me and follow my agenda," the president responded.

Biden insisted that he does not feel old, nor does he have any physical or mental problems that would prevent him from serving as president.

The president will be 80 years old next November, the oldest president to take office in the history of the country. Prior to Biden, Donald Trump won the record for oldest to take office as president at age 70. Before Trump, Ronald Reagan had been the oldest sitting president. He was 69 years old in 1981, when he took office in his first term.