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Biden misspells number 8 as ‘E-I-G-H’ in rambling Maryland speech | New York Post
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0:40Now PlayingPresident Biden misspelled the number “eight” Wednesday during a speech about economic issues in suburban Maryland — shortly after saying in apparent error that his father “never went” to college.
“We have a thousand billionaires in America. You know the average tax rate they pay? Eight — E-I-G-H percent — 8%,” Biden said during a visit to a facility of the International Union of Operating Engineers in Accokeek, fewer than 20 miles from the nation’s capital.
The 80-year-old president’s error recalled other embarrassing political spelling moments, such as former Vice President Dan Quayle changing a 12-year-old student’s accurate spelling of “potato” to “potatoe” at a 1992 spelling bee.
Biden’s remarks focused on blasting proposed budget cuts by House Republicans, who on Wednesday afternoon unveiled legislation that would raise the debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion as an apparent opening offer to Biden ahead of anticipated negotiations.
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