- President Biden confused pop superstars Taylor Swift and Britney Spears on Monday as he badly missed a joke attempt during the annual turkey pardon event at the White House.
- Biden — who celebrated his 81st birthday Monday — said the turkeys Liberty and Bell, who will be spared from Thanksgiving tables, were in competition similar to ticket-buyers for Beyoncé’s Renaissance and Swift’s Eras tours.
- “Just to get here, Liberty and Bell had to beat some tough odds — the competition,” the president began before tripping all over the punch line.
