On August 3rd, 2022, 100 Percent Fed Up reported on the unfortunate news that Rep. Jackie Walorski and two of her staffers were killed in an automobile accident in Indiana.
Biden released a statement on her passing and announced that White House flags would fly at half-staff in her honor.
Yet today, Joe Biden was looking for Walorski during his remarks and specifically asked where she was – even after releasing a statement last month on her death after she and two of her staffers were killed in a car crash in Indiana.
“Jackie are you here? Where’s Jackie?”
-Joe Biden says about Rep. Jackie Walorski who died in a car accident a few months ago during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in D.C.
‘She must not be here,’ he concluded while thanking other lawmakers for the bipartisan effort to end hunger and food insecurity in the U.S. by 2030.
The video of the latest blunder went viral on Twitter.
Jennifer-Ruth Green Running for Congress, U.S. House candidate, IN-01, posted on Twitter:
I know many people across Indiana are mourning Rep Walorski’s passing. The president released a statement on the day of her death and is signing a bill to rename a VA hospital after her. I struggle with the lack of awareness exhibited here.
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— Jennifer-Ruth Green (@JenRuthGreen) September 28, 2022
The latest blunder raises more questions about his mental acuity. Most voters told an Insider/Morning Consult poll last week that he is unfit to serve in public office.
The latest mishap has brought up previous questions regarding President Biden’s mental and physical fitness for office amid verbal gaffes and incidents – including falling off his bike and up the stairs.
Biden’s Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeatedly dismissed his gaffe, claiming the president was only calling out for Walorski because she is ‘at top of mind’ as her family prepares to visit the White House on Friday.
‘I think the American people out there who, you know, watch the briefing from time to time, maybe at this moment, will understand when someone is’ ‘at top of mind,’ Jean-Pierre said.
‘I don’t think it’s all that unusual to have someone top of mind, especially as there’s a big event – two big events – today and also Friday that is going to occur,’ she said. ‘And so he is going to see her family, they’re going to honor her, they’re going to celebrate her.’
During the event, the White House was scheduled to play a video tribute to Walorski.
Greg Price posted the exchange between a reporter and Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Twitter:
Reporter: “The confusing part is why, if she and the family is top of mind, does the president think that she’s living and in the room?”
KJP: “I don’t find that confusing.”
Reporter: “I have John Lennon top of mind just about every day but I’m not looking around for him.”
Reporter: “The confusing part is why, if she and the family is top of mind, does the president think that she’s living and in the room?”
KJP: “I don’t find that confusing.”
Reporter: “I have John Lennon top of mind just about every day but I’m not looking around for him.” pic.twitter.com/VUrXCmpcgl
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 28, 2022
Reporter: “Sorry I have to do this but I’m compelled to ask you to go one more time back to the question of Rep. Walorski.” Jean-Pierre: “I’m not sure why? Why?”
Reporter: “The memory of her and history requires some clarity.”
Jean-Pierre: “You’re jumping to conclusions.”
Reporter: “Sorry I have to do this but I’m compelled to ask you to go one more time back to the question of Rep. Walorski.”
Jean-Pierre: “I’m not sure why? Why?”
Reporter: “The memory of her and history requires some clarity.”
Jean-Pierre: “You’re jumping to conclusions.” pic.twitter.com/661oKYxrpO
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) September 28, 2022
Blake Masters, the U.S. Senate candidate in Arizona, posted on Twitter:
The fact that the White House Press team won’t admit that Biden became confused and made a mistake here is really crazy.
Then again, Kamala says the border is secure, and Biden says inflation is 0%. The Democrats lie about everything because the truth is so bad for them.
The fact that the White House Press team won’t admit that Biden became confused and made a mistake here is really crazy.
Then again, Kamala says the border is secure and Biden says inflation is 0%. The Democrats lie about everything because the truth is so bad for them
— Blake Masters (@bgmasters) September 28, 2022
Below is the article posted at 100 Percent Fed Up on August 3rd:
Indiana Second District Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, a Republican member of Congress from Indiana, was killed in a car crash on Wednesday in Elkhart County, Indiana, according to a release from the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office. Walorski was 58 years old at the time of her death.
“A northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head-on with a southbound sports utility vehicle,” the release states. “All three occupants in the southbound vehicle died as a result of their injuries.”
Walorski died alongside two of her staffers, Zachery Potts and Emma Thompson. Emma Thomson was Walorski’s communications director. Zachery Potts was Walorski’s district director.
The sole occupant of the northbound vehicle, Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Read the release:
On August 3, 2022 at approximately 12:32 PM the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle crash on SR 19 south of SR 119. A northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head on with a southbound sports utility vehicle.
All three occupants in the southbound vehicle died as a result of their injuries:
Jackie Walorski, 58, Elkhart, Indiana
Zachery Potts, 27, Mishawaka, Indiana
Emma Thomson, 28, Washington, DC
The sole occupant of the northbound vehicle, Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Elkhart County Coroner’s Office and the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office are conducting the investigation.
No additional information will be released at this time.
“Jackie’s husband was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon. She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. We will have no further comment at this time,” Walorski’s office said.
Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy responded to the news on Twitter:
“It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing this statement from the Office of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski.”
It is with a heavy heart that I am sharing this statement from the Office of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. pic.twitter.com/UEPoKBDf5N
— Kevin McCarthy (@GOPLeader) August 3, 2022
Fellow Indiana Republican, Rep. Jim Banks, called Walorski a “dear friend and one of the greatest public servants I’ve ever known.”
My full statement on the passing of Jackie Walorski, my dear friend and one of the greatest public servants I’ve ever known: pic.twitter.com/nntvYAqttb
— Jim Banks (@RepJimBanks) August 3, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republican Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement on the passing of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.):
“I am devastated and saddened to learn about the tragic passing of my dear friend Jackie Walorksi and two of her staffers.
“Jackie was an instrumental member of our conference, serving as a member of my deputy whip team for several years. She was a champion for the people of Indiana, and she will be remembered for her kindness, tenacity, and commitment to helping others.
“Jackie and her staffers died serving her constituents. They will be missed, and our nation will miss their service. My prayers are with Jackie’s loving husband Dean, her entire family, and the families of both of her staffers.”
Walorski was first elected to represent Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District in 2012. She previously served three terms in the state’s legislature.
This newest blunder has brought up previous questions regarding President Biden’s mental and physical fitness for office amid verbal gaffes and incidents – including falling up the stairs and off his bike.
Ten days apart pic.twitter.com/DNmV0xQHug
— John Hasson (@SonofHas) September 28, 2022
— Mia Cathell (@MiaCathell) September 28, 2022