Headline: Pres. Biden Pulls A 'Ron Burgundy' Reading Teleprompter At Senator's Tribute

It's a bad day to be a technical writer for the Biden administration.

President Biden delivered a tribute for the late Bob Dole after the Republican Leader of the Senate passed over the weekend at the age of 98. Dole was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in Feburary.

Biden spoke at the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday to give a departing message and fumbled the tribute by reading the teleprompter word-for-word.

Joe went full Ron Burgundy and capped off his tribute on a baffling cue.

"We meet here in the very heart of American democracy… the Capitol of the United States of America to receive a hero of that democracy for a final time. ... We've always found ways to come together. We could find that unity again, and the message said… 'end of message.'"

Watch Biden's blunder:

The gaffe wasn't Biden's first time going extracurricular on his scripted responses — previously caught reading "end of quote" to conclude a supply-chain speech in November.

OutKick founder Clay Travis went to Twitter to point out Biden's regressing cognitive performance on display, and the video was tagged with a 'manipulated media' label.

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Alejandro Avila lives in Southern California and previously covered news for the LA Football Network. Jeopardy expert and grumpy sports fan. Known for having watched every movie and constant craving for dessert. @alejandroaveela (on X)