US President Joe Biden held a solo news conference on the final day of the NATO summit in Washington, DC, facing questions from the White House press corps on a range of issues.
The news conference was meant to reassure a disheartened group of Democratic lawmakers, allies and persuadable voters in this year바카라s election that Biden still has the strength and stamina to be president.
Biden has tried to defend his feeble and tongue-tied performance in the June 27 debate against Republican Donald Trump as an outlier rather than evidence that at 81 he lacks the vigour and commanding presence that the public expects from the commander in chief.
US President, known for embarrassing gaffes and misstatements, made at least two notable flubs, referring at an event beforehand to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as 바카라President Putin바카라 and then calling Kamala Harris 바카라Vice President Trump바카라 when asked about her by a reporter.
'Vice President Trump'
Perhaps Biden바카라s biggest slip-up in the press conference came early on when he referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as 바카라Vice President Trump,바카라 in saying he picked her because he believed she could beat Trump.
But he was defiant when a reporter brought up his reference to 바카라Vice President Trump바카라 and noted the presumptive Republican nominee바카라s campaign was already promoting the slip-up. 바카라Listen to him,바카라 he said, before walking off the stage.
'Ladies And Gentlemen, President Putin'
Even before the news conference, Biden had bungled an important name at the NATO summit and instantly lowered expectations for his performance.
바카라Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,바카라 Biden said as he was introducing Ukrainian President President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is most definitely not Russian President Vladimir Putin. The gaffe immediately prompted gasps, as Biden caught himself and said to Zelenskyy: 바카라President Putin? You바카라re going to beat President Putin.바카라
'Harris To Replace Biden'
While many Democrats are openly pining for Harris to replace Biden on the US presidential ticket, Biden didn바카라t acknowledge that tension. He only brought Harris up in response to pointed questions about whether he believed she had the capability to replace him.
바카라I wouldn바카라t have picked her unless I thought she was qualified to be president,바카라 Biden said, citing Harris바카라 resume from prosecutor to the U.S. Senate.
But in response to a later question he acknowledged he바카라d moved on from his 2020 campaign promise to be a 바카라bridge바카라 to a new generation of Democrats. 바카라What changed was the gravity of the situation I inherited,바카라 he said, without a word about his vice president.
Repeatedly, he said, 바카라I바카라ve got to finish this job.바카라
(With AP Inputs)
