U.S. President Joe Biden insisted on Thursday that he will run for another presidential term and will defeat his Republican opponent Donald Trump. However, he made additional blunders that raise concerns about his ability to hold the office.
On Thursday, during a NATO summit in Washington, Biden mistakenly introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as "President Putin" before correcting his error. Biden (81 years old) addressed the attendees at the summit, saying, "Now, I give the floor to the President of Ukraine, who has a great deal of courage and determination. Ladies and gentlemen, here is President Putin." He quickly corrected his mistake, stating, "My focus is sharply on defeating President Putin."
Biden made another slip when he referred to his Vice President Kamala Harris as "Trump." In response to a question about whether Harris could overcome Donald Trump if the Democratic president decided not to run again, Biden said, "I wouldn't have chosen Vice President Trump to be Vice President if I didn't think from the very beginning that she was qualified to be President. That's why I chose her."
Trump responded by mocking Biden's press conference, stating on his platform "Truth Social," "Well done, Joe!" Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz defended Biden. In response to a journalist's question about Biden's slip introducing Zelensky, Scholz said, "Slip-ups happen, and if you always watch everyone closely, you will find enough of them." He added, "But that does not change anything about what the American president clearly said in his speech."
