Biden claims he took the train over collapsed Key Bridge, but it had no rail line

President Joe Biden on Tuesday claimed that he previously crossed over the now-collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge near Baltimore by train while commuting from Delaware, but the bridge did not have a rail line.

A container ship struck a main column of the bridge around 1:30 a.m., resulting the bridge's swift collapse. While discussing the incident in a press conference, Biden said he'd "been over many many times commuting from the state of Delaware either by train or by car."

Biden says he took the “train” over the Francis Scott Key Bridge “many many times” during commutes. The bridge did not have rail lines.

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The White House later clarified Biden's remarks, claiming he only meant to reference prior drives by car over the bridge.

"The President was clearly describing driving over the bridge while commuting between Delaware and D.C. during his 36-year Senate career," spokesperson Robyn Patterson said, according to the New York Post.

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