First lady Jill Biden accidentally introduced Vice President Kamala Harris as 'president of the United States' at a Black History Month event at the White House Monday.
The first lady made the flub in a speech where she saluted Harris as a 'partner to Joe' and made reference to her role as the first black vice president.
'Ladies and gentlemen, the president of – the vice president of the United States,' the first lady said, drawing instant laughs when she corrected herself. Among those seen guffawing were the president himself.
She also had a joke her husband's expense when praising DJ D-Nice, who was at the event in the East Room.
'Ladies and gentlemen, the president of – the vice president of the United States,' said first lady Jill Biden when introducing Vice President Kamala Harris at a White House Black History Month event
She credited him and his Club Quarantine for bringing us 'so much joy during the dark moments' of the pandemic.
'Before we came out Kamala and Doug were saying how many times they were in their apartment and they were dancing together in a party of two. I can't say the same of Joe – party of one,' she said, earning laughs from a room packed with dignitaries.
The president referenced the quip in his own remarks.
'My name is Joe Biden, I'm Jill Biden's husband, and you probably figured out I can't dance,' he quipped.
The first lady celebrated 'a history as beautiful and diverse as our nation,' at packed event that took on the feel of pre-pandemic White House celebrations, just a day White House mask restrictions are set to be lifted.
It was the first in-person Black history month event, and was attended by Rev. Jesse Jackson, MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton, and members of the Congressional Black Caucus including Reps. James C. Clyburn (D-S.C.), 'squad' member Rep. Ilhan Omar, and others.
The first lady wore a mask with yellow sunflower, the flower of Ukraine, in a statement of solidarity.
Harris praised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden's Supreme Court nominee, as someone who would make a 'phenomenal justice.'
'Elections matter. And when folks vote, they order what
