The American president seemed to apostrophize a Republican who died in an accident in August, during a White House conference. An awkward moment. "Jackie, are you there?" During a conference on food insecurity and obesity, this Wednesday, September 28, US President Joe Biden challenged Jackie Walorski. Problem: the elected Republican , who represented the state of Indiana and was an important voice on food issues in Congress, died in a car accident last August. The White House denies the confusion During this conference on hunger, the first organized by the White House since 1969, the 79-year-old president took a moment during his speech to pay tribute to several elected Democrats and Republicans. “I want to thank each and every one of you here ,” he said, before looking for the deceased chosen one in the crowd, calling out into the void: “Jackie are you there? Where is Jackie? He then, it seems, realized his blunder: “ I think she should have been here. » Despite the multipl...