Watch the moment Joe Biden realised he forgot to sign an executive order at an event in Maine.
The president was discussing manufacturing at the Auburn Manufacturing Inc., in Auburn, when he finished his speech to applause and stepped down into the crowd.
As he went down the line shaking hands, and aide appeared at his side to whisper in his ear. The 80-year-old then hurried back onto the stage to sign the executive order which was the focus of the event.
Picking up the microphone again, the president quipped: “I forgot I didn’t sign the order. All that talk and no action”
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