Watch moments: Biden calls Zelenskyy ‘Putin’, Refers to VP Harris as ‘Trump’
U.S. President Joe Biden experienced a series of verbal slip-ups on Thursday during the NATO summit in Washington, raising concerns about his age as he prepares for a potential re-election bid.
Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "President Putin" and later confused the names of his vice president, Kamala Harris, and his rival, Donald Trump, during a news conference.
Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as "President Putin" and later confused the names of his vice president, Kamala Harris, and his rival, Donald Trump, during a news conference.
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00:00And now I want to hand it over to the President of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he
00:05has determination.
00:06Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin.
00:07President Putin.
00:08He's going to beat President Putin.
00:09President Zelensky.
00:10I'm so focused on beating Putin, we've got to worry about it.
00:19Anyway.
00:20Mr. President.
00:21I'm better.
00:22You are a hell of a better.
00:23Thank you so much.
00:27What concerns do you have about Vice President Harris's ability to beat Donald Trump if she
00:33were at the top of the ticket?
00:35Look, I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president, but I think she's
00:40not qualified to be president.
00:42So let's start there.
00:44Number one, the fact is that the consideration is that I think I'm the most qualified person
00:52to run for president.
00:54I beat him once and I will beat him again.