While speaking to the crowd assembled to celebrate the Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, Biden acknowledged that House representatives were in attendance and then proceeded to comment on the Minnesota congresswoman's looks.
"Congressman Omar! Where are ya, Congressman Omar?" Biden shouted from behind the podium.
"I'll get in trouble for saying this, but you look beautiful tonight," he mumbled.
He then added, “And Congresswoman Tlaib. Where’s—where’s the congresswoman? There you are. Okay. So do you!”
The comments were met with cheers and laughter from people in the crowd, but individuals took to social media to call out the president's "creepy" behavior.
Video from the event also appeared to show Biden saying “congressman” when referring to the female representatives but the official transcript of the event corrected his references to “congressman.”
Both of the progressive 'Squad' members have a history of antisemitic and anti-Israel remarks. Minutes before Biden began speaking at the event Tlaib tweeted, “the apartheid state of Israel was born out of violence and the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.”
Earlier in the day, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stumbled on a question during the press briefing about whether Biden would be visiting Palestinian areas during an upcoming trip to celebrate the Jewish state’s 75th anniversary.
According to the White House transcript, Jean-Pierre responded, “I-I don’t have a trip to—to—you mean an upcoming trip?”
“Oh, I just don’t have—we don’t have anything to share at this time on a trip to Israel. As you know, the president went to Jerusalem over the summer, had a very productive—productive trip when we were there, to talk about the Middle East and stabilizing the Middle East and continuing the—the very strong relationship that we have with Israel—as you just mentioned, decades of partnership that we have there.
“But I just don’t have anything to read out on a—on a trip to celebrate the 75th anniversary.”
As the reception resumed, a member in attendance told President Biden that the first and only Muslim federal judge is in the audience to which the president responded, "Hush up, boy!"I don't know why he wants a job man. I appoint all those federal judges but you know, thank you for serving," Biden said mumbling into the microphone.
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