Washington D.C. - In a moment of utter confusion and embarrassment, President Joe Biden accidentally signed the Defense Policy Bill into law instead of his grocery list, leaving lawmakers and White House staff scratching their heads.
The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when President Biden, still groggy from a late-night ice cream binge, sat down at his desk to tackle his never-ending to-do list. With a pen in one hand and a half-eaten sandwich in the other, the President absentmindedly picked up the Defense Policy Bill instead of his shopping list, which he had conveniently written on the back of the bill.
As the President signed his name on the dotted line, he reportedly muttered, "I hope they have avocados at the Pentagon." The room fell silent as everyone present realized what had just happened.
Lawmakers, who had been eagerly awaiting the President's signature on the bill, were initially taken aback. Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, could be seen facepalming in disbelief. "I mean, I know the President is getting up there in age, but this is next level absentmindedness," he remarked.
White House staff quickly sprang into action, attempting to rectify the situation. Press Secretary Jen Psaki, known for her quick thinking, suggested that they could simply cross out the President's signature and pretend it never happened. "I mean, who's going to notice, right?" she quipped.
However, legal experts were quick to point out that this would not be a viable solution. Constitutional scholar Alan Dershowitz stated, "Once the President signs a bill into law, it's pretty much set in stone. There's no going back, even if it was signed accidentally while daydreaming about grocery shopping."
As the news spread, social media erupted with jokes and memes about the incident. One user tweeted, "Breaking: Pentagon now responsible for delivering Joe Biden's weekly groceries. Defense budget just got a whole lot bigger!"
Meanwhile, President Biden, still unaware of his blunder, continued to discuss his grocery list with Vice President Kamala Harris. "I really hope they have my favorite brand of chocolate ice cream at the CIA," he said, oblivious to the chaos he had inadvertently caused.
While the mix-up may have been embarrassing for the President, it serves as a reminder that even the most powerful person in the country is not immune to absentmindedness. Perhaps next time, President Biden should consider using a different color pen for his grocery list, just to avoid any further confusion.
