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Joe Biden referred to his running mate Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” during the first question from reporters at his high-stakes press conference after the Nato Summit in Washington.
The president made it through the first scripted portion of his address on Thursday relatively smoothly, though slipped up after he was asked about Harris’ ability to govern should she take over the top of the ticket in his stead.
“I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump…” he said, without correcting himself.
The address was seen by some as a make-or-break moment for Biden, and comes as the president attempts to play down concerns about his age and capabilities following his disastrous presidential debate against Donald Trump last month.
So far 14 members of Congress have publicly called for him to step aside in favor of a younger candidate for the 2024 election.
Shortly before the press conference, Biden made another serious gaffe, introducing Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky onstage at the Nato Summit as “president Putin”.
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Joe Biden mocked White House rival Donald Trump’s workload of ‘driving around on his golf cart, filling out his score card before he hits the ball’ as he defended his fitness to beat his Republican rival during a high-stakes solo press conference.
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Biden opens high-stakes presser by calling Kamala ‘VP Trump’ but doubles down on running in November
President Joe Biden accidentally referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” as he answered his first question at a closely watched, high-stakes press conference while under pressure from Democratic officials to end his re-election campaign against his Republican rival.
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Eric Trump blasts Biden’s presser performance
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Biden press conference whispers return
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Biden finds burst of angry energy
After fairly steady answers to questions from reporters, Joe Biden displayed a random burst of energy.
“I’m going to be going around and making the case for things that we have to finish. Control guns not girls,” he said, in response to a reporter question.
Then, becoming visibly and audibly angry he added: “More children are killed by a bullet than any other cause of death. In the United States of America. What are we doing?”
In 2020, firearm-related injuries surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of death among US children and adolescents, according to previous analysis from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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What will people remember from Biden address?
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Biden hits out at Trump: ‘Where’s he been?’
Joe Biden hit out at Donald Trump, after being asked about his “limits” that he reportedly acknowledged – including needing to end his working day by 8pm.
After acknowledging his “stupid mistake” during the debate, he said: :My schedule has been full. Where has Trump been? Riding around in his golf cart, filling out his scorecard before he hits the ball. Look, he’s done virtually nothing.”
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