Kicking off his two-state bus tour on the economy in New York Thursday, President Barack Obama mistakenly flubbed the name of the mayor of Buffalo, Byron Brown.
Obama instead gave a shout out to Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY), who was also in attendance at an event at the University of Buffalo.
“This is what happens when you get to be 52 years old,” Obama said with an apology. “When I was 51, everything was smooth.”
Higgins took the affront in stride by saying on Twitter he was just relieved not to have been mistaken for another mayor who infamously gained national prominance this month — San Diego Mayor Bob Filner.
I’ve been called much worse. At least he didn’t call me the Mayor of San Diego. #POTUSBuffalo
— Brian Higgins (@RepBrianHiggins) August 22, 2013
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