Conservative elected officials and media personalities have repeatedly accused President Joe Biden of battling severe mental decline, insisting that he's cognitively unfit to remain serving in the White House. Virtually every flub or misstatement Biden makes in off-the-cuff remarks is broadcast ad nauseam to support this case.
Most recently, far-right Fox News host Sean Hannity devoted much of his Monday night broadcast to Biden's recent trip to Poland, where he delivered a rousing speech in opposition to Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing siege of Ukraine. In one candid moment, Biden said of Putin, "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power."
The White House has since insisted that Biden was expressing "moral outrage" at Putin's atrocities, rather than calling for a regime change in Russia.
In a segment detailing a laundry list of grievances with the Biden administration, Hannity said the White House was attempting to clean up Biden's mistake.
Introducing guest and former Republican Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, Hannity said:
"This isn't funny anymore. The world, our allies, our enemies, see what's going on here, and I don't even think he knows that today's Monday."
Gingrich reliably echoed Hannity's criticisms, calling Biden "cognitively challenged" and that the country should be "really worried."
But just minutes later, after Gingrich's segment concluded, Hannity brought on former Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, accidentally introducing her as "Kellyanne Trump."
Watch below.
After ranting about cognitive decline, Hannity introduces his guest “Kellyanne Trump” pic.twitter.com/RvXBzADK9E
— Acyn (@Acyn) March 29, 2022
Hannity said:
"Now, with more reaction, former counsel to the President, Kellyanne Trump."
The gaffe went unnoticed by Hannity, who had just spent the preceding minutes presenting spontaneous comments from Biden as evidence of severe mental decline.
Social media users were quick to pounce on the gaffe.
To be fair, Hannity never cognitively inclined https://t.co/8KLF1ynwU5
— C-Bo the Eggman (@CBoTheEggman) March 29, 2022
😂😂😂You can’t make this stuff up! https://t.co/tVM7kd8Dqw
— PeriwinkleRose🌻🇺🇦🇺🇸🌻 (@PeriwinkleRose3) March 29, 2022
Hilarious. https://t.co/OdMgcpalBH
— Michael J. Stern (@MichaelJStern1) March 29, 2022
Who’s brain-damaged now? https://t.co/IoOmLQcmGP
— Kenneth M Walker (@KwalkerM) March 29, 2022
So when @seanhannity makes a “gaff” it’s just whatever but when Biden makes a “gaff” it’s cognitive decline? 🙄 people make mistakes.
All people. https://t.co/NESWrgVvzA
— Jaime Primak (@JaimePrimak) March 29, 2022
Some characterized Hannity's introduction as a Freudian slip.
Freud is laughing in his grave. https://t.co/pTo2A06Kda
— AlWalentis (@AlWalentis) March 29, 2022
.@KellyannePolls There are no coincidences;). https://t.co/XabwuYAv8F
— #blueeyedsusan (@susandtom) March 29, 2022
In the universe of "alternative facts" this Freudian slip was truly funny. Is there more to the queen of alternative facts with @KellyannePolls as Kellyanne Trump🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/5YVo0DF3yH
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) March 29, 2022
Too funny. Massive Freudian slip though… https://t.co/yp4JvtB2DO
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) March 29, 2022
Awkward.
