It's the latest gaffe for a president who's sought to project strength and lucidity following a disastrous debate performanc.
US President Joe Biden has mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "President Putin" ahead of a first solo formal press conference in nearly eight months.
"I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination—please welcome President Putin," Biden said. Biden's high-stakes press appearance scheduled later this morning is his first formal solo news conference since November 2023 and is another make or break moment on the world stage amidst growing calls from political allies for him to step aside from his 2024 campaign.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre jumped in to end the news conference after the fourth reporter, though Biden proceeded to answer an additional nine questions.Biden says he's 100 per cent in, even if some aides have private doubts.Actor George Clooney, a high-profile Biden supporter and fundraiser, asks president to leave race
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