Biden Introduces Zelensky As Putin At NATO Press Meet, Corrects Himself

Washington: US President Joe Biden, 81, who is facing intense scrutiny due to his advanced age, mistakenly introduced Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russian PresidentPresidentPresident Vladimir Putin at a NATO event. Later, during a solo press conference in Washington, he also mixed up the name of his vice president, Kamala Harris, with that of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

“And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination, ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Biden,81, said at the NATO summit in Washington on July 10, drawing gasps from those in the room.

After a brief two-second pause, he quickly corrected himself, stating, “Going to beat President Putin, President Zelenskyy. I am so focused on defeating Putin.” “I am better (than Putin),” Zelensky responded to Biden’s comments. Later, Biden replied “You are a hell of a lot better,” as some in the room laughed, before Zelensky began his own address.