Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – Activists on social media circulated a video clip of US President Joe Biden, asking about an American politician among the audience who passed away last month.
In the daily briefing he asked White House spokeswoman Karen-Jean-Pierre a question that read: “What happened at the Hunger Conference today? The President seemed to be looking around the room for a member of the audience, a congresswoman who died last month. He seemed to be indicating that she might be in the room. What happened there?”
According to the official White House website, Jean-Pierre replied, “The President was, as you all know – you were watching today’s event, a very important event on food insecurity…The President was calling the congressional champions on this issue and acknowledging her remarkable work. He had.” “He had already planned to welcome the congresswoman’s family to the White House on Friday. There will be a bill signing in her honor next Friday.”
“So, of course, she was on his mind…she was very much on the president’s side…he looks forward — very looking forward to discussing her wonderful legacy of public service with them when he sees her family next Friday.”