Tornado is not a tornado: Internet reacts to Joe Biden’s geography goof-ups

Tornados are not called tornados anymore and Nevada is a state in the middle of the United States. Confused? So were social media users after US President Joe Biden‘s address to officials injured during Hurricane Ida rescue operations.

Biden also said that Nevada, which is typically known for its dry climate and hot deserts, had wetlands, while speaking about climate change in New Jersey on Tuesday.

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He said, “It is all across the country, you know…it looks like a tornado, they don’t call ’em that anymore, that hit the crops and wetlands in the middle of the country in Iowa and Nevada and I mean, it’s just across the board. And you know, as I said, we are in this together”, according to media reports.

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Eagle-eyed social media users were quick to point out the goof-ups, with some suggesting that tornados be henceforth referred to as “swirly winds” and “twisty clouds.”

A Twitter user who claimed to have lived in Nevada for 32 years said he was surprised by Biden’s claims about the US state being in the middle of the country, and having crops and wetlands, which are wiped out by tornadoes. The Twitter user said Biden could have mistaken Nevada for Nebraska when he referred to the damage sustained by crops because of tornados.

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After the mixup, Biden continued his address and said, “For decades, scientists have warned of extreme weather — would be more extreme and climate change was here, and we’re living through it now. We don’t have any more time”, according to a CNN report.