Jackie Walorski

Biden thanked "all of you here," singling out Rep. Jackie Walorski and other lawmakers. Walorski died in a car wreck in August.

[President Joe Biden](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/09/01/biden-speech-challenges-maga/7962661001/) appeared to call out the late Rep. Biden, known for making slip-ups in public remarks, turns 80 years old in November and has faced regular attacks from Republicans over his mental fitness. I don't think – she was going to be here," Biden said. "Jackie, are you here? Jackie Walorski killed in car crash](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/03/indiana-congresswoman-jackie-walorski-killed-car-crash/10229189002/) Jackie Walorski, R-Ind., [ who died in a car wreck in August](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/03/indiana-congresswoman-jackie-walorski-killed-car-crash/10229189002/), for being in attendance during a speech Wednesday [ at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/09/27/white-house-conference-on-hunger-medically-tailored-meals/8090011001/).

President Biden asked for the late Rep. Jackie Walorski to identify herself at a Washington event Wednesday, forgetting that the Indiana Republican died in ...

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Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed in a car accident on Aug. 3. President Biden nevertheless attempted to giver her a shoutout during his address at a White ...

Walorski was one of four lawmakers who sponsored legislation pushing for the conference last year. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office initially believed that a passenger car had entered Walorski's lane and crashed head-on. President Biden forgot about the death of Indiana Rep.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked if a congresswoman who died last month was present at a White House food insecurity conference.

“We may have represented different parties and disagreed on many issues, but she was respected by members of both parties for her work on the House Ways and Means Committee on which she served,” Biden’s statement last month said. I just explained – she was top of mind. Despite multiple questions about the matter during the White House press briefing, Jean-Pierre declined to acknowledge whether Biden had made a mistake. There will be a bill signing in her honor this coming Friday, so, of course, she was on his mind,” Jean-Pierre said. Biden had issued a statement upon her death, saying that both he and first lady Dr. Before her death, the congresswoman was the

Biden mistakenly called out for the Indiana Republican who died in a car crash in August. She had cosponsored a bill to fund the conference.

And a pre-produced video tribute to Walorski was played on the main stage of the conference in the afternoon. In an interview this month with 60 Minutes, Biden said that people should look not at his age but the job he's doing. Condolences for Walorski, who had been a member of the House Hunger Caucus, were extended during the event by Rep. As president, Biden has made a number of gaffes. "I appreciated her partnership as we plan for a historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health this fall that will be marked by her deep care for the needs of rural America," Biden said in an August statement. President Joe Biden mistakenly called out for the late Rep.

President Biden apparently forgot that Representative Jackie Walorski, Republican of Indiana, had died in August.

“All of you may have views on how I’m answering it, but I am answering the question to the way that he saw it. Asked whether there was something written in the teleprompter that confused the president during his remarks, she said that was not the case. She was top of mind for the president.” Jean-Pierre repeatedly said that the congresswoman was “top of mind” for Mr. “The president was naming the congressional champions on this issue and was acknowledging her incredible work,” Ms. If that had been the case, I would have stated that.” Biden because he was honoring lawmakers who had worked on the hunger issue. Biden’s name saying that the president and the first lady were “shocked and saddened” by her death. Biden appeared to believe that she was in attendance. The president appeared to be confused at her absence and said something under his breath about whether she had planned to be at the event. The statement, just hours after the crash, said that “my team and I appreciated her partnership as we plan for a historic White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health this fall that will be marked by her deep care for the needs of rural America.” Biden has taken pains to show that he understands that [not all Republicans are what he calls extremist “MAGA Republicans.”](https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/us/politics/biden-republicans.html?action=click&pgtype=Article&state=default&module=styln-biden&variant=show®ion=MAIN_CONTENT_1&block=storyline_top_links_recirc)

President Biden mistakenly asked if a deceased congresswoman was in the audience for a hunger conference that she was instrumental in establishing.

“He had already planned to welcome the congresswoman’s family to the White House on Friday. The moment attracted some notice, but it escalated during the White House daily briefing a few hours later when Jean-Pierre was asked to explain the incident. “We send our deepest condolences to her husband, Dean, to the families of her staff members, Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson, who lost their lives in public service," the statement read. Nixon convened a White House conference on hunger in 1969. Beyond the cruelty of hunger itself, the pervasiveness of diet-related diseases creates broader problems for the country, White House officials said, hampering military readiness, workforce productivity, academic achievement and mental health. But for the nation’s oldest president — one who has sought to dispel questions about his age by telling voters, “Just watch me” — the latest slip-up could also be cast in a harsher light. “Jackie was a selfless leader and a dear friend. Biden and the entire White House staff should apologize.” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Walorski had been “top of mind” for the president because he was publicly praising members of Congress who, like her, were leaders of the fight against hunger. During a 2008 campaign event, he paused at an event and asked a man in a wheelchair to stand up and be recognized. He once said that the Obama administration was focused on a “three-letter word: jobs. Biden has a long history of gaffes and mistakes, a tendency he regularly makes light of himself.

The president wondered where Jackie Walorski was during a White House speech, though the congresswoman died almost two months ago.

In August, Biden and First Lady Jill Biden released a statement offering condolences for her family and noting her work in putting together the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, where he made the error. She was going to be here.” But Walorski was not in attendance: In August, the Indiana Republican and two of her aides were killed in a head-on collision on a highway outside [South Bend](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/07/pete-buttigieg-is-leaving-south-bend-for-michigan.html). [hunger](https://www.thecut.com/2020/11/how-to-donate-to-a-food-bank-or-volunteer.html#_ga=2.64783471.1906845994.1664061867-701070672.1663600482) in America on Wednesday, President [Joe Biden](https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/09/joe-biden-should-not-run-for-president-again.html) looked for Representative Jackie Walorski, an advocate for the issue during her time in office.