US President Joe Biden referred to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” during the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit in Washington DC.
During a separate event at the summit, Biden verbally
slipped again, referring to US Vice-President Kamala Harris as “Vice-President
Trump”.
“Look, I wouldn’t have picked Vice-President Trump to be
vice-president if she is not qualified to be president,” Biden said.
He did not correct himself afterwards.
The gaffes come as some leaders of the Democratic Party pile
pressure on Biden to quit the presidential race.
Some House Democrats have gone public with their
reservations about Biden remaining at the top of their party’s ticket, citing a
potential ripple effect on down ballot races.
There have been heightened concerns from within the
Democratic Party over Biden’s mental alertness and age since his halting debate
performance against Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, on June
28.
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During the debate, Biden stuttered, delivered slurred
ripostes to Trump’s jibes, left his mouth hanging open on occasion, and mangled
his talking points.
Biden, 81, blamed a cold and jet lag for his feeble debate
performance afterwards.
Some fundraisers and donors have also called on Biden to
drop out of the race, amid reports that an expert on Parkinson’s has made
visits to the White House in the last year.
Presidency officials have repeatedly swatted posers that
Biden is dealing with a neurological ailment.
George Clooney, Hollywood actor and prominent Democratic
fundraiser, implored Biden to drop out of the presidential race in an opinion
piece in the New York Times.
“This is about age. Nothing more. We are not going to win in
November with this president,” Clooney wrote.
The actor’s comments arrived after Nancy Pelosi, former
house speaker, said time was “running short” on Biden to decide whether to stay
in the race or not.
Biden has insisted that he would remain in the race. On
Thursday, a defiant Biden told White House correspondents that he is in the
best mental and physical shape to last the distance and defeat Trump in
November.
“If I slow down and
can’t get the job done, that’s a sign I shouldn’t be doing it,” Biden said.
“But there’s no indication of that yet.”
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