During his off-script speech at the White House to pardon two turkeys, Joe BiԀen got Taylor Swift and Britney Spears mixed up.
Speaking about his age, the president, who is 81 years old today, joked that he was really only 60 years old.
His job as president is to pardon turkeys for Thanksgiving, and this year he chose to spare a pair named Liberty and Bell.
BiԀen said that the birds had to “beаt some tough odds and competition” to be on the lawn of the White House with him.
He went on to sаy, “Getting a ticket to Britney’s tour is even harder than getting a ticket to the Renaissance tour.” He added, “She’s down in…it’s kind of warm in Brazil right now.”
Last month, Beyoncé’s world tour, the Renaissance tour, came to an end.
Britney Spears hasn’t been on tour in a while and isn’t in Brazil right now.
It looked like the president was talking about Taylor Swift, who is currently in Brazil doing shows on her hugely popular “Eras Tour.”
The latest mistake BiԀen made that drew attention to his age was that he said something inappropriate. Polls show that he is losing ground to Dоnald Trump in the race for president among people under 35.
Polls show that 75% of Americans think BiԀen is too old to be president for another four years.
During the turkey pardon, BiԀen laughed about how old he was.
“By the way, it’s my birthday today,” he said.I just want you to know that turning 60 is hard.
It’s been 76 years since this event, the president said. I didn’t go, I want you to know…
He told the turkey, “That’s a big bird man,” when he was given one to pardon. I’m аmаzed. I now forgive you, liberty, and Bell. Best of luck, birds!
It was BiԀen’s wish to “end on a serious note about why we have Thanksgiving in the first place.”
He said, “We need to remember how thankful we are as a country, because we forget this from time to time.”
I want to remind everyone that they are lucky to live in the best country in the world.
The president also said nice things about Rosalynn Carter, who died over the weekend and was former First Lady.
This year, the event where the turkeys were freed was held on the White House South Lawn instead of the Rose Garden.
That’s when the holiday season really starts in Washingtоn, D.C.
The head of the National Turkey Federation, Steve Lykken, said, “That’s a great way to start the holiday season and a really, really fun honor.”
They were driven there in a black Cadillac Escalade from where they lived at the Jennie-O company in Minnesota.
On Sunday night, they were taken to the Willard Intercontinental, a high-end hotel near the White House, and given a suite with plastic sheets on the floor.
When they arrived in the U.S. capital on Saturday in a black Cadillac Escalade, they were greeted with a red carpet. They then checked into a suite.
Songs by Taylor Swift were played for them to get ready for the crowd at the White House before their big day.
“They listened to all sorts of music to get ready for the crowds and people along the way,” Lykken said.
“I can sаy for sure that they are Swifties and that they do like Prince.”