Biden introduces Zelenskiy as ‘President Putin’ at Nato summit
by Andrew Roth, Dan Sabbagh and Pippa Crerar in Washi from World news | The Guardian on (#6P5BS)
US president says Ladies and gentleman, President Putin', before realising mistake and correcting himself
Joe Biden has accidentally introduced the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, as President Putin" in a gaffe that will fuel further concerns about his mental acuity that have threatened to scuttle his presidential campaign.
Biden made the mistake while flanked by Nato leaders during a signing ceremony alongside Zelenskiy on the final day of the Nato summit in Washington. It came just an hour before a rare press conference by Biden that has been called make-or-break" for his campaign, as a growing number of political allies and donors have been calling for him to drop out of the race.
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