Biden bungles LL Cool J’s name, calls him 'boy' in disastrous speech

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U.S. President Joe Biden mangled LL Cool J’s name and called the rapper-actor “boy” in a speech at the Congressional Black Caucus Phoenix Awards.

LL Cool J and fellow rapper MC Lyte were recognized for their musical contributions at the ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Saturday.

While on stage, Biden said: “Two of the great artists of our time — representing the groundbreaking legacy of hip hop in America — LL Jay Cool J, uhhh…” he stuttered, before appearing to squint at the teleprompter as the audience laughed.

Biden then added: “Uh, by the way, that boy — that man’s got biceps bigger than my thighs.”

Social media video of his speech quickly went viral after it was shared on X by right-wing account RNC Research. While some defended the 80-year-old, others went off.

“Ohhh God, make it stop PLLEASE. He’s making a total mockery of this country,” said one poster.

Many commented that it was “the truth” and “a rare moment of clarity” coming out, implying that the president is racist.

“It’s the 101st time he’s referred to black people by racial slurs of the past,” one person claimed.

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Earlier this year, Biden was criticized after referring to Wes Moore, Maryland’s first black governor, as a “boy,” — and like he did with LL Cool J — commented on Moore’s muscles.

“You got a hell of a new governor in Wes Moore, I tell ya,” Biden told members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers in February.

“He’s the real deal, and the boy looked like he could still play,” he said. “He’s got some guns on him.”

In 2019, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker issued a statement saying that Biden’s use of the word “boy” is inappropriate.

“You don’t joke about calling Black men ‘boys,’” Booker said at the time.

He later added that he and Biden had a “constructive conversation” and cleared the air about the damaging term.