Biden's Verbal Missteps Over Russian President's Name Stir Up Ridicule: Kremlin Jokingly Calls Him 'A Pro-Russian Candidate'

Benzinga 2024-07-13

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During the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday, Biden erroneously introduced the leader of Ukraine as “President Putin,” before swiftly correcting himself.

This blunder, along with Biden’s confusion of names between his Republican adversary Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, received extensive coverage in Russian media, reported Reuters.

He [Biden] is “a pro-Russian candidate being controlled by the Kremlin,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson joked on Friday.

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