The president faced social media backlash for misstating the rapper's name.
Biden, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and International Labor Organization Director-General Gilbert Houngbo delivered remarks during a press conference on Wednesday. After the speech, Biden and Houngbo shook hands, but Biden then walked off the stage without shaking da Silva's hand.
On Thursday, Biden appeared to misspeak during an address at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's 46th annual gala. He paid tribute to Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, who was given an award just before his speech. "I know Sister Norma lives the lessons nuns taught me growing up. Lessons based on the Gospel of Matthew: feed the hungry, care for the sick, welcome strangers. They echo what my dad taught me, and I mean this sincerely, my dad used to say, 'Everyone, everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect," Biden said, adding that"the Congressional Black Caucus embodies all those values.
"Created by executive order, I am determined to send a clear message about how important this issue is to me and to the country. It matters, and here is why," he said during his remarks."After every mass shooting, we hear a simple message—the same message all over the country. I've been to every mass shooting, 'Do something, please do something.'"
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