US President Joe Biden appeared to address in a speech this Wednesday, September 28, a deceased Republican parliamentarian, former member of the House of Representatives Jackie Walorski.
"
Where's Jackie?"
asked the 79-year-old Democrat during a speech dedicated to the fight against obesity and food insecurity.
Read alsoBiden denounces Putin's "imperial aims"
“
I want to thank everyone who is here
,” said Joe Biden, mentioning two other parliamentarians particularly involved in these subjects, a Republican and a Democrat, before asking this question.
Jackie Walorski, elected Republican from Indiana who died in early August in a car accident, was very committed to the fight against malnutrition.
Read alsoThe reform of the Security Council, a sea serpent awakened by Macron and Biden at the UN
She had actively contributed to the preparation of a major summit devoted to this problem, during which Joe Biden spoke on Wednesday.
The White House had published a statement after his death in which the American president said he was "
shocked and saddened
".