‘Trillion!’: Harris corrects Biden on size of his already-passed spending plan

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Sitting a few feet from President Joe Biden during his speech to commemorate the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial’s 10th anniversary, Vice President Kamala Harris was well-positioned to issue a quick correction when the president needed it.

Touting the size of the American Rescue Plan, a stimulus package passed in March, Biden incorrectly stated its size as $1.9 billion rather than $1.9 trillion. He then quickly corrected himself before making the same mistake moments later.

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