'Pathetic embarrassment': Internet trolls Joe Biden for talking about train ride on wrecked Baltimore bridge that has no tracks

Donald Trump took to X to call Joe Biden 'confused again' for his train ride claims on the track-less Francis Scott Key Bridge
UPDATED MAR 27, 2024
Joe Biden asserted he traveled over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge from Delaware to Washington 'by train or by car' (Getty Images)
Joe Biden asserted he traveled over Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge from Delaware to Washington 'by train or by car' (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: President Joe Biden has stirred controversy after he claimed he has traversed the collapsed Baltimore bridge multiple times by both car and train despite the bridge not having any railway lines.

On Tuesday, March 26, Biden addressed the bridge collapse at a press conference in which he pledged to support the reconstruction of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.

In an aerial view, the cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. According to reports, rescuers are still searching for multiple people, while two survivors have been pulled from the Patapsco River. A work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30am on Tuesday morning. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
 The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after Dali, a massive cargo ship struck it (Getty Images)

Donald Trump slams Joe Biden's remarks about traveling over the collapsed Baltimore Key Bridge via train

Biden asserted that he was familiar with the bridge as he has used it for his travel from his home state of Delaware to Washington.

“About 1.30 am, a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which I have been over many many times, commuting from the state of Delaware by train or by car,” said the president.

“I’ve been to Baltimore harbor many times," he added, according to The Telegraph.

However, the bridge, constructed in the 1970s, has solely served as a roadway and lacked any railway infrastructure.

In an aerial view, the cargo ship Dali sits in the water after running into and collapsing the Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. According to reports, rescuers are still searching for multiple people, while two survivors have been pulled from the Patapsco River. A work crew was fixing potholes on the bridge, which is used by roughly 30,000 people each day, when the ship struck at around 1:30am on Tuesday morning. The accident has temporarily closed the Port of Baltimore, one of the largest and busiest on the East Coast of the U.S. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed at about 1.30 am on Tuesday, March 26 (Getty Images)

He further spoke about his utilizing the Amtrak train during his tenure as a senator between 1973 and 2009 to travel between his home and Washington.

Additionally, the Amtrak line that travels through Baltimore skirts around the city center. It does not use the Francis Scott Key Bridge to cross the river and does not travel across the harbor.

Following Biden's claims of traveling via train over the collapsed Baltimore bridge, Donald Trump's campaign took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account to post the clip of the president's speech, calling him "confused again."

“There are no train tracks on the Francis Scott Key Bridge,” read the tweet.

Inside Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

A Singapore-flagged Dali smashed into the Francis Scott Key bridge while sailing out of Baltimore, causing extensive damage and prompting a search and rescue operation as several cars and people were sent into the river below.

Struck by the massive cargo which is a 985 ft long, 157 ft wide vessel, the collapse of the structure took place at 1.30 am.

One body has reportedly been found more than nine hours after the collision, according to the Daily Mail.

Six construction workers who were part of a road repair crew were reported missing following the collapse and several vehicles plummeted into the Patapsco River.



 

Internet mocks Joe Biden's claim of traveling over Baltimore Key Bridge via train

"Never misses a chance to go off script and give his administration a fit," a user wrote on X and another user said, "Pathetic embarrassment."



 



 

"He always has to make it about himself," a netizen opined and another user tweeted, "To be honest this one might be a reach, he’s definitely said worse."



 



 

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