'Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin' - Biden gaffe with Ukraine leader

Name: Biden mistakenly calls Zelensky ‘Putin’ at Nato summit
Uploaded: 2024-07-11T22:11:29.785Z
Duration: 23 s
Description: Biden later corrected himself, saying his gaffe was because he's 'so focused on beating' the Russian president.

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US President Joe Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” while speaking to reporters about Nato’s support for Ukraine. He later corrected himself, before Zelensky took the microphone.

"President Putin?" Biden said, correcting himself. "President Zelensky. I'm so focused on beating Putin."

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11 July 2024