Biden gaffe as he tries to recover after calling a ‘salon’ a ‘saloon’

JOE Biden accidentally said "saloon" while talking about hair salons in his latest televised gaffe this afternoon.

The president laughed off the mistake as he gave a coronavirus update on Wednesday and announced a paid leave tax credit for Americans getting the Covid-19 vaccine.

Speaking about a hairdresser in Springfield, Ohio, Biden said: "She's dedicated to getting her customers and employees vaccinated, so that when they leave the saloon... The saloon? The salon!"

"They may be going to the saloon, I don't know!" he quipped, as reporters could be heard laughing along with him.

The faux pax comes after the 78-year-old leader - who has opened up about overcoming his speech impediment - recently referred to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as the "AFT" instead of the ATF.

Additionally, during a press conference back in March, Biden appeared to mumble incoherently as he gathered his thoughts while being grilled about the filibuster.

Gaffes aside, Biden today confirmed a tax credit to offset the cost for employers with fewer than 500 employees who can fund it "without a hit to their bottom line," as a result of his American Rescue Plan.

It will provide workers with full pay while they're getting the vaccine or recovering afterwards while shots will be available at nearly 40,000 pharmacies "coast to coast."

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[danwalker]

Well if that salon is a saloon, Pelosi will be first in line to get her hair done.

[charliesw]

You can see him focusing on a teleprompter! How americans arent going crazy about this I will never know

[coolvideos]

Is it me or is he getting worse every time we see him ?

[MrHEC]

The president did 200 million shots at a saloon!?


Damn, he can drink the devil himself under the table.

[PelletJamie]

"Howdy Partner! I'm here for a perm"

[spawnedbydan]

Sadly, this potato is still taking credit for accomplishments he had nothing to do with. What an absolutely absurd and corrupt politician. Over 50 years of practice!

[railcentraluk]

The scary thing is that this man has control of nukes....

[robertlavrakas]

Joe is my favorite comedian of all time! You go girl!

[thistooshallpass]

Hey, Gobot Joe, just turn the Teleprompter around and let us read it for ourselves.

[mierpaul]

First he said, "saloon."
Then he said "200 million shots."
Sounds like Grandpa Joe needs some alcohol.

[garygluebag]

Joe biden is the type of guy to eat soup with a fork.

[xypsshht]

Anyone who doesn't recognize that vacant lost look in his eyes are just fooling themselves

[beavernut]

Remember when Pelosi walked through that salon without a mask on but was telling all of us we had to wear them along with just about every business shut down but she had her salon opened just for her?!? Yeah we haven’t forgot Pelosi!

[d.a.]

All he needs to do is read a string of words from a teleprompter. Again this seems to be too big of a task for the most powerful person on earth ...

[milohenry]

How is some one like him allowed 2 be the leader of the most powerful country in the world

[robertblakeman]

There's nothing as dumb OR more dangerous than putting IMPORTANT decisions in the hands of people who pay NO price for being wrong!!

[alicepyne-jahneke]

He wants employers to give employees paid time off if they're under the weather from getting the shot. Sure I don't see anything wrong with that, employers giving money out for free when they're barely able to keep the doors open. And somehow this won't affect their bottom line... This guy is nuts!

[RSK]

Someone come get their grandpa. He's lost.

[ithom]

This guy so old he used to drink in saloons 😂😂

[lisamendelowitz]

He's reading without his glasses.