While signing four bills concerning benefits for veterans, President Joe Biden‘s mic was cut off as he went off script, the Gateway Pundit reported.
“The bills addressed disparities in benefits, continuation of service, tuition for survivors, as well as a proposal to help mothers who have served,” CSPAN reported.
“We have many obligations but we only have one truly sacred obligation,” Biden warbled in his opening remarks, “mind you, and that is prepare those we send into harms way, care for their families when they’re gone and care for them and their families when they’re home.”
After opening the bill and starting to read, Biden decided not to read the bill and just sign.
“Alright, here we go,” he said. “Amend title—eh, I’m not gonna read it all. I’ll just sign it.”
“Alright, here we go. Amend title—eh, I’m not gonna read it all. I’ll just sign it.” pic.twitter.com/kfwOlIJMEF
— Jake Schneider (@jacobkschneider) November 30, 2021
After signing the bills, he pulled his mask down to talk to someone across the room.
In the middle of this conversation, the White House staff cut Biden’s mic and started playing an orchestral version of ‘God Bless America.’
Biden breaks White House mask mandate by slipping mask down to talk to someone across the room
*White House staffers immediately cut off his audio and start blasting music* pic.twitter.com/7ga5cPtpET
— Danny De Urbina (@dannydeurbina) November 30, 2021
White House staffers have done this before. Audio feeds were cut for Biden during a conference on Afghanistan earlier this year:
The White House cut the audio feed as Biden tries to answer a question about Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/Rhdrx0lntB
— The First (@TheFirstonTV) August 25, 2021
