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Joe Biden: US President Joe Biden picked up his order, paying nearly four times the bill.

Published on: Oct 14, 2022 12:51 PM IST
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US President Joe Biden on Thursday stopped for tacos and quesadillas during a visit to Los Angeles. Grinning widely, the US President picked up his order, paying nearly four times the bill, telling the server that the extra money should be used to pay for the next customer.

Joe Biden: US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles, California, US. (Bloomberg)
Joe Biden: US President Joe Biden in Los Angeles, California, US. (Bloomberg)

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Joe Biden visited the restaurant alongside California Representative Karen Bass and LA County supervisor Hilda Solis and bought two quesadillas and six tacos, including chicken quesadillas for himself.

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After ordering, the server told Joe Biden that he had received a 50 percent "public service" discount on the bill, with the total coming to $16.45.

Joe Biden handed over $60 in cash at a time when he has been battling criticism over rising prices in the United States.

A consumer price report showed costs were up 0.4 percent in the last month, AFP reported with the annual inflation in US now stands at 8.2 percent.

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