During an address to Congress, US President Trump mistakenly claimed that $8 million was spent on making mice transgender, instead of 'transgenic mice

US President Donald Trump during his address to Congress called out the Joe Biden administration for spending millions of dollars on making “mice transgender” in a slip-up for what was supposed to be “transgenic mice”. During his address, Trump said, “$8 million for making mice transgender. This is real”.

President Trump accused the Biden administration of wasting taxpayer money on 'transgender mice', an error for transgenic mice. This led to a wave of internet memes, with users ridiculing the comment.

Amid the deluge of lies and scapegoating, Congressional Democrats in attendance largely remained silent (with one notable exception).

The US President, who was speaking to Congress, went on a bizarre rant about 'trans rats' and was ridiculed by social media users who were left baffled

What are transgenic mice? In a speech to Congress that lasted nearly 100 minutes, President Donald Trump referenced them, but he made a mistake.

Donald Trump’s first address to a joint session of Congress in his second term focused on policy topics like tax cuts, trade wars, and national security victories. Notable moments included a slip-up on 'transgenic mice,

President Donald Trump has stood by his series of anti-trans executive orders in his presidential address to Congress on Tuesday (4 March), as well as taking time to rant about ‘transgender mice’ at one point.