{"id":204222,"date":"2021-03-09T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=204222"},"modified":"2021-03-09T13:00:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T18:00:17","slug":"9-viral-forgetful-joe-moments-names-dates-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-viral-forgetful-joe-moments-names-dates-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Viral \u2018Forgetful Joe\u2019 Moments: Names, Dates And The Pledge Of Allegiance"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F9-viral-forgetful-joe-moments-names-dates-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=204222&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1162219738-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Since Joe Biden entered the 2020 presidential race, there have been ongoing concerns regarding his mental acuity. Instances of confusion are dismissed as lovable Biden \u201cgaffes,\u201d and lapses in speech are chalked up to a resurgence of Biden\u2019s childhood stutter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>At this point, however, the concerns are growing beyond such characterizations, with Biden appearing to forget even the names of close cabinet members or former running mates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here is a look back at the times Biden\u2019s memory seems to have slipped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Pentagon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>During a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/critics-slam-biden-after-he-appears-to-forget-name-of-defense-secretary-pentagon-hes-not-there\"><span>press conference<\/span><\/a> <span>on March 8, President Joe Biden appeared to forget both the name of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and the Pentagon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to thank you both and I want to thank the sec-, the, the, ugh, the former general, I keep calling him general but my, my, ugh, the guy who runs that outfit over there,\u2019 Biden said. \u201cI want to make sure we thank the secretary for all he\u2019s done to try to implement what we\u2019ve just talked about and for recommending these two women for promotion. Thank you all and God bless you all and may God protect our troops.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As Ryan Saavedra noted for the Daily Wire, \u201cThe surprising part about Biden\u2019s remarks was that approximately a minute earlier he did remember Austin\u2019s name, referring to him as \u2018Secretary Austin.\u2019\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Whoops: Biden forgets the name of the Pentagon, as well as the name of his secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZtcgHLBIAO\">pic.twitter.com\/ZtcgHLBIAO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1369044328807596036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>Defense Secretary Austin served throughout the Obama administration, as Director of the Joint Staff between August 2009 to June 2010, as Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army between January 2012 and March 2013, and Commander of the United States Central Command between March 2013 and March 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barack Obama<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Joe Biden has forgotten, or \u201cmisremembered,\u201d Barack Obama on a few occasions. Speaking to a crowd in Ohio in 2012 while criticizing a Mitt Romney campaign advertisement, then-Vice President Joe Biden<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-2227790\/Joe-Biden-forgets-Barack-Obamas-continues-run-campaign-gaffes.html\"><span>said<\/span><\/a> <span>\u201cthat the ad claimed that \u2018President Clinton bankrupted Chrysler so that Italians could buy it to ship jobs overseas to China.\u2019\u201d As the Daily Mail noted, \u201cBill Clinton was the 42nd president of the U.S. and left office in January 2001. Barack Obama became the 44th president in January 2009 and for the past nearly four years Biden has served as his vice-president.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During a town hall meeting in 2019, Biden couldn\u2019t seem to think of Barack Obama\u2019s name.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s [Donald Trump] saying that it was President\u2026\u201d Biden trails off, trying to come up with Obama\u2019s name. \u201c\u2026my boss, his [Barack Obama] fault.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden appears to forget Barack Obama&#8217;s name <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ffyaqSHYBA\">pic.twitter.com\/ffyaqSHYBA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSaavedra\/status\/1166746186415390720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 28, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>In fact, this is such a regular occurrence that RedState posted a piece in March of 2020<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/redstate.com\/bonchie\/2020\/03\/06\/joe-biden-keeps-forgetting-barack-obamas-name-and-its-getting-uncomfortable-n130452\"><span>titled<\/span><\/a> <span>\u201cJoe Biden Keeps Forgetting Barack Obama\u2019s Name and It\u2019s Getting Uncomfortable.\u201d GOP Rapid Response Director Steve Guest also shared a Twitter thread listing the times Biden \u201cmisremembered\u201d his friend\u2019s name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBy the way, are you gonna stick with President on the following, President [pause], the last guy, on this issue?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thread.<\/p>\n<p>On multiple occasions, Joe Biden has forgot Barack Obama\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By the way, are you gonna stick with President on the following, President [awkward pause], the last guy, on this issue?&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SUUXnsJpwy\">https:\/\/t.co\/SUUXnsJpwy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1235679030113955846?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>\u201cBecause they invaded another country and annexed a significant portion of it called Crimea. He\u2019s saying that it was President [pause] my boss. It was his fault.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pledge of Allegiance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>During a September campaign event in Wisconsin, Biden butchered the words to the Pledge of Allegiance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>I pledge allegiance to the United States of America, one nation, indivisible, under God, for real,\u201d Biden said.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden completely botches the Pledge of Allegiance:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I pledge allegiance to the United States of America, one nation, indivisible, under God, for real.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gct4AEVWog\">pic.twitter.com\/Gct4AEVWog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1308134517081886720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The Declaration of Independence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>During a March campaign event in Texas, Biden also appeared to forget the words of the Declaration of Independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe hold these truths to be self-evident. All men and women created by- go- you know- you know the thing,\u201d said Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden quoting the Declaration of Independence: \u201cWe hold these truths to be self-evident: all men and women created by- go- you know- you know the thing.\u201d<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZCl0UJ2fvw\">pic.twitter.com\/ZCl0UJ2fvw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EddieZipperer\/status\/1234582741112573952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Mitt Romney<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In October 2020, it appeared that Joe Biden forgot the name of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou may remember,\u201d Biden told reporters, \u201cI got in trouble when we were running against that senator who was a Mormon, the governor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AmyConeyBarrett?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AmyConeyBarrett<\/a>: &#8220;Her faith should not be considered\u2026 You may remember I got in trouble when we were running against the senator who was a Mormon, the governor.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R2brDDTXbs\">pic.twitter.com\/R2brDDTXbs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Hill (@thehill) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thehill\/status\/1315812244157009922?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking in the Senate in 2017, then-Vice President Biden briefly<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/av\/world-us-canada-38502833\"><span>believed<\/span><\/a> <span>it to be 2007.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c34 senators elected for six year terms beginning January 3, 2007. All certificates\u2026\u201d said Biden. After a pause, he corrected himself, saying \u201cseventeen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In October, on the same day that he appeared to forget what state he was in and Mitt Romney\u2019s name, Biden declared that, \u201cYou know, we have to come together. That\u2019s why I\u2019m running as a proud Democrat for the Senate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden **so far today**:<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0fForgot which state he was in. (Tweeted that he was in Pennsylvania when he was actually in Ohio)<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0fForgot Mitt Romney&#8217;s name and instead referred to him as &#8220;a Mormon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u25b6\ufe0fForgot which office he was running for. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wxgMfpdq0B\">pic.twitter.com\/wxgMfpdq0B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1315736587586674688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>This wasn\u2019t the first time such a mistake occurred, with Biden making the same claim the previous February.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>My name is Joe Biden. I\u2019m a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate\u2026if you don\u2019t like me, you can vote for the other Biden,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden: &#8220;My name is Joe Biden. I&#8217;m a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate\u2026if you don&#8217;t like me, you can vote for the other Biden.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden is running for\u2026 Senate? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7EcO3ajAOu\">pic.twitter.com\/7EcO3ajAOu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jessica O\u2019Donnell (@heckyessica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heckyessica\/status\/1232171077629075456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Merrick Garland<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Speaking on ABC\u2019s \u201cJimmel Kimmel Live,\u201d the host had to remind Biden of Merrick Garland\u2019s name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBack when, when they were holding up before Trump got elected, they were holding up, uh, um, the nomination of the president put forward for the Supreme Court,\u201d Biden said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMerrick Garland,\u201d Kimmel added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cMerrick Garland, a really fine man,\u201d Biden replied.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden forgets Merrick Garland\u2019s name, peace be upon him. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LqG7o81wc3\">pic.twitter.com\/LqG7o81wc3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1177246478097666048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Tim Kaine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In 2012, Biden<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-a-fan-of-tom-kaine-er-tim-kaine\"><span>confused<\/span><\/a> <span>the name of \u201c<\/span><span>Virginia senatorial candidate, former governor, former DNC chair, and close Obama friend, Tim Kaine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI want to tell you, it\u2019s good to be in a state that\u2019s going to be represented by Tim Kaine,\u201d Biden said. \u201cWhat a guy! There is a decent honorable man. That man has more integrity in his little finger than most people have in their whole body. I\u2019m a big Tom Kaine fan, a big Tom Kaine fan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>States<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, on multiple occasions, Biden appears to have forgotten which state he\u2019s in, confusing New Hampshire for Vermont and&nbsp; Iowa for Ohio.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden forgot what state he was in. AGAIN.<\/p>\n<p>He told an Iowan, in Iowa: \u201cyou are in the state of Ohio.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GsVy7tEyy8\">pic.twitter.com\/GsVy7tEyy8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1254145384286486533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Biden forgot what state he was in.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wJ9FEzi1AC\">pic.twitter.com\/wJ9FEzi1AC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpWarRoom\/status\/1254145380813504513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em><span>Ian Haworth is an Editor and Writer for The Daily Wire. Follow him on Twitter at<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ighaworth\"><em><span>@ighaworth<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/span><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em><span>member<\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Joe Biden entered the 2020 presidential race, there have been ongoing concerns regarding his mental acuity. 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