Biden flubs spending boast, invents new number in latest gaffe

President Biden appeared to invent a vast new number as he tried to boast about his administration’s massive infrastructure spending — a brain-twisting bungle that the White House sought to downplay in its official transcript.“On my watch, instead of Infrastructure Week, America is having Infrastructure Decade,” the president told a crowd of union members in Las Vegas on Friday, in a speech touting federally funded railroad projects.“Over a billion three hundred million trillion three hundred million dollars!” Biden exclaimed. “Trump just talks the talk, we walk the walk.”The jab was meant as a swipe at Biden’s predecessor, former president Donald Trump, who did not pass such spending bills through Congress during his tenure — but it drew mockery online.“Why does the President of the United States sound exactly like my 4-year-old when he’s trying to come up with the highest possible number?” wondered Biden critic Oren Ross on X.Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/12/09/news/biden-flubs-spending-boast-invents-number-in-new-gaffe/#joebiden #lasvegas #infastructureThe New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more.Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsportsCatch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/Follow The New York Post on:Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypostFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost