President Joe Biden on Thursday called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky by the name of Vladimir Putin, causing people in the room to shout a correction at him.
President Joe Biden introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as 'President Putin' in a brutal gaffe at the NATO summit with his political future hanging by a thread.
One of his worst gaffes yet came in front of global allies and shortly before his pivotal 'big boy' press conference that could be the final nail in the coffin for his hopes of remaining as the Democratic candidate. Biden had announced a new $225 million aid package for Ukraine, including a Patriot missile system to bolster its air defenses against the Russian airstrikes when he made his gaffe.One senior diplomat reportedly said that politicians from around the globe fear he could fall and are 'worried if he knows which direction he is going'.
'And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,' Biden said.'President Putin? We're gonna beat President Putin. President Zelensky! I'm so focused on beating Putin. We got to worry about it -- anyway, Mr. President,' he said.
The latest gaffe from Biden could not have come at a worse time as the White House desperately tries to prove he is fit to serve In the two weeks since the first president debate, Biden has not been able to reassure Democrats he is capable of defeating Donald Trump in November.At the time of his massive hiccup with Zelensky, 15th House Democrats and one Democratic Senator had called on him to step aside.
Staff closest to the ailing 81-year-old deployed a multitude of tactics to hide his deficiencies - limiting reporter access to him, giving the president smaller stairs for Air Force One and physically surrounding him in public to hide his stiff walk, a former Biden aide tells DailyMail.com.
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