Overview
- Joe Biden mispronounced the word “America” during a keynote at the International LGBTQ+ Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 5.
- He was speaking at an event hosted by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute, where he received the Chris Abele Impact Award for his administration’s record on inclusion.
- The moment drew wide online attention and ridicule as the clip circulated across social platforms, according to multiple outlets.
- Some coverage noted Biden’s lifelong stutter and framed the slip as an enunciation issue rather than evidence of a new cognitive lapse.
- Right-leaning reports tied the clip to ongoing scrutiny of his age and health, with the New York Post noting a GOP-led House Oversight inquiry into whether aspects of his condition and autopen use were concealed.