Former President George W. Bush mistakingly confuses Ukraine for Iraq in his speech given at a recent event
spoke Wednesday night during an event at his own presidential center in Dallas, Texas. The 41st president compared Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelensky to former British leader Winston Churchill and he also had a speaking gaffe that somewhat compared himself to Russian PresidentDuring his 10-minute speech at the Bush Library complex on the campus of Southern Methodist University, Bush referenced Putin and the evils of war—and the Russian attack on Ukraine.
Former President George W. Bush on May 18, 2022 confused the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 with Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Here, Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin share a light moment as they sit with Laura Bush and other heads of state during a military parade in Red Square May 9, 2005 in Moscow, Russia. The parade commemorated the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.Bush was the president when the September 11, 2001 attacks on America happened.
"In contrast, Russian elections are rigged," the 75-year-old Bush said."Political opponents are imprisoned or otherwise eliminated from participating in the electoral process."
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