· Updated June 17, 2025 12:26 PM · 3 min read read
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Joe Biden apparently confused "million" for "thousand" during a speech Sunday, thereby overestimating the number of coronavirus deaths in the United States by a factor of 1,000.
"It's estimated that 200 million people have died – probably by the time I finish this talk," Biden said, his voice rising, during a speech in Philadelphia on Sunday, September 20. (It's at 9:18 of the video.)
Joe Biden apparently confused "million" for "thousand" during a speech Sunday, thereby overestimating the number of coronavirus deaths in the United States by a factor of 1,000.
"It's estimated that 200 million people have died – probably by the time I finish this talk," Biden said, his voice rising, during a speech in Philadelphia on Sunday, September 20. (It's at 9:18 of the video.)…