Talk about a senatorial mis-state-ment!
Sen. Cory Booker got mixed up on the Senate floor Wednesday when the New Jersey Democrat got the name of a colleague’s home state wrong, not once but twice.
Booker misaddressed fellow Sen. Ben Sasse twice in the Senate, repeatedly forgetting which state Sasse represents. Booker first referred to Sasse’s home state as Oklahoma, prompting Sasse to respond jokingly, “Ouch.”
Booker attempted to correct himself by mentioning “Omaha” — to which Sasse laughed and responded, “Omaha is not a state.”
“I’m sorry,” Booker said, giving up. “Where are you from, sir?”
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Fun little moment in the Senate: Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) twice forgets Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) is from Nebraska, then just gives up and asks, “Where are you from, sir?” pic.twitter.com/L4MQQVWrkt
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The Nebraska senator responded with a somewhat cryptic hint, saying, “We used to be able to beat Stanford in football, and we will return.”
Sasse then laughed the situation off, saying, “Cory’s not as funny as I thought he would be there.”
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Earlier on Wednesday, Booker attended a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Merrick Garland.
During his allotted time to ask questions, Booker asked Garland if he called on the FBI to monitor school board meetings in a memo. Garland responded that he had not.
Sasse said it was “political hackery that brought that topic to [Garland’s] desk, not reality.”
