Critics and Supporters Alike Pounce on Joe Biden’s ‘President Harris’ Slip

President Joe Biden set social media ablaze when he inadvertently referred to Vide President Kamala Harris as “President Harris” during a speech, causing the phrase to become a top Twitter trend.

During a speech to commemorate the 100 millionth vaccine shot, the president said “Now, when President Harris and I took a virtual tour of a vaccination center in Arizona not long ago, one of the nurses on that tour — injecting people, giving vaccinations, said that each shot was like administering a dose of hope,” which, as one Twitter user noted, constitutes a “significant promotion” for the VP.

“When President Harris an I took a virtual tour of a vaccination center in Arizona…” President Biden says, giving his vice president a significant promotion.

— Matt Viser (@mviser) March 18, 2021

Critics were quick to notice, and even quicker to read into it. Conservative media and political figures used the miscue to smear Biden’s health, and insist with varying degrees of seriousness that the VP is the one who’s really running the country.

Biden calls VP “President Harris”

— Marc Thiessen (@marcthiessen) March 18, 2021

“President Harris” — Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/3clCdLxK3k

— Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) March 18, 2021

BIDEN: “When President Harris and I…”

??? pic.twitter.com/TivsTVzcOd

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) March 18, 2021

Even @POTUS realizes he is not the one in control, refers to @VP as “President Harris.” pic.twitter.com/uFFiyTXYX8

— MRCTV (@mrctv) March 18, 2021

“Now when President Harris and I took, uh…”

Grampy Dementia knows he’s a puppet.pic.twitter.com/2hxhjdslJ3

— John Cardillo (@johncardillo) March 18, 2021

This isn’t a mistake. This is on purpose to prepare everyone for the inevitable. @JoeBiden was chosen as a placeholder.

The only question is, will it be President Harris before or after the 2022 midterms? pic.twitter.com/3kkNapA416

— Johnny Akzam (@JohnnyAkzam) March 18, 2021

Joe Biden: “When President Harris and I”https://t.co/F3TASoFsYu pic.twitter.com/XjjLWW1mJK

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 18, 2021

*“President Harris” is trending*

Kamala: pic.twitter.com/wfxyxAGarB

— The Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) March 18, 2021

Joe Biden just called Kamala Harris “President Harris”.

Not necessarily breaking news for those who pay attention.

— CJ Pearson (@thecjpearson) March 18, 2021

THERE IT IS: Biden Says He Toured Vaccination Sites with ‘President Harris’ https://t.co/XMJzVON95o

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) March 18, 2021

President Harris.

He admitted it.

?

— Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) March 18, 2021

But there were supporters of Biden and Harris who appreciated the moment, and took it as a compliment of the veep.

Every insecure man in America after hearing Biden accidentally refer to Kamala as “President Harris” pic.twitter.com/zdcWeiS7Yh

— Tom D’Angora #BidenHarris #BLM (@TomDangora) March 18, 2021

When “President Harris” is trending, Joe Biden is the one who gets the Denzel gif pic.twitter.com/psfRyxP9W4

— Nick Turner (@NewsyNick) March 18, 2021

At least when *this* @POTUS misspeaks, he projects greatness like “President Harris” instead using racist terms for a virus that causes a rise in hate crimes #BidenCalm

— Tara Dublin Still Doesn’t Have a Book Deal ? (@taradublinrocks) March 18, 2021

The episode even earned the Snopes treatment, as the debunker verified that President Biden did, indeed, say “President Harris” but did not “forget he’s president.”

Yes, @JoeBiden said “President Harris,” no, he did not “forget he’s president”: https://t.co/DkJtVZ3ofu pic.twitter.com/Li2FTZ0w10

— Kim LaCapria (@KimLaCapria) March 18, 2021

Watch the moment above via C-Span.