Will Biden’s latest gaffe cost Americans $40 billion?



Biden’s supporters may claim his age isn’t affecting the country, but his gaffes are clearly starting to get worse.

In his latest speech with the Cook Islands leader, Biden not only promised $40 billion to the Pacific Islands but botched the Pacific Islands acronym and then went on a rant that he and the prime minister of the Cook Islands, Mark Brown, are both from Baltimore.

“And that’s why the United States is formally establishing diplomatic relations with the Cook Islands. The real reason is we’re both from Baltimore, that’s a long story,” Biden said in his speech.

Unfortunately, no one is surprised.

“Yeah, it’s a long story in that it’s not true,” Pat Gray says, unfazed. “He’s not from Baltimore, and neither is the prime minister of the Cook Islands.”

“It’s complicated,” Gray says, mocking the president. “Yeah, and the complication is that neither one of you have anything to do with Baltimore and yet you said you were both from there. That does complicate it, doesn’t it?”

Biden also announced to the world that America is giving $40 billion to the Pacific Islands, which is completely untrue. Or at least it better not be true.

“So, today, I’m pleased to announce we’re working with Congress to invest $40 billion in our Pacific Islands Infrastructure Initiative. We call it the PG — PI — anyway, it doesn’t matter what we call it, but that’s what it is,” Biden said.

The actual number is $40 million.

“He can’t get numbers right, no matter what. It’s right there in front of his stupid face; he still can’t get it,” Gray says.


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Joe Biden signs bills authorizing $40 billion in aid to Ukraine and to increase access to baby formula while in Asia



On Saturday, President Joe Biden signed legislation that would authorize giving Ukraine an additional $40 billion in financial support as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine drags on.

This new legislation previously passed Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, CNBC reported, and deepens the U.S.’s commitment to Ukraine at a time of uncertainty as the Russian invasion enters its fourth month.

Ukraine has successfully defended its capital city of Kyiv as the Russian military refocuses its forces in the country’s eastern regions. Reportedly, American officials are warning that the Russian invasion could drag on for even longer.

The $40 billion aid package is intended to provide support for Ukraine through September and is considerably larger than an earlier emergency financing package that approved $13.6 billion.

Of the $40 billion, $20 billion is allocated for military assistance, ensuring the Ukrainian military has access to advanced weapons that will be used to slow the Russian military’s offensives; $8 billion is being allocated for general support of the Ukrainian economy; $5 billion will be used to address “global food shortages” that may arise from the recent collapse of Ukraine’s agricultural industry; and, more than $1 billion will be used to provide aid to Ukrainian refugees.

Biden signed the spending package while in the middle of his trip to Asia. According to a White House official, a separate U.S. official brought a copy of the unsigned bill on a commercial flight to Seoul for Biden to sign.

The fact that Biden signed the spending bill while abroad reflects the U.S.’s growing sense of urgency to continue providing support for Ukraine while overlapping international challenges pressure the president. While the Biden administration is reportedly working to reconfigure policy to confront China, it also is working to redirect American resources to accommodate Ukraine amid the largest conflict in Europe since World War II.

While on his trip to Asia, Biden also signed an unrelated measure intended to increase access to baby formula while supplies remain scare in the U.S. This legislation is said to allow government benefits from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children — also known as WIC — to be used to buy more types of infant formula.

According to Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, the Biden administration knew that a baby formula shortage was imminent as early as this past February.