The renowned land formation is full of “ironic” species, the president declared
US President Joe Biden called the Grand Canyon “one of Earth’s nine wonders” in a gaffe-laden speech on Tuesday, as he promoted a recent executive order which sets aside over a million acres of nearby land as a national monument.
“Folks, it’s not hyperbole to suggest that there is no national treasure, none, that is grander than the Grand Canyon,” Biden told an audience in Arizona before going slightly off-script, adding: “The Grand Canyon – one of the Earth’s nine wonders, wonders the world – literally, think of that.”
He later corrected himself, admitting, “as a matter of fact, I said nine. It’s one of the seven wonders of the world.”