Biden Mixes Up Macron and Mitterrand in Speech
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President Biden mistakenly referred to French President Emmanuel Macron as former French President François Mitterrand, who passed away in 1996. Meanwhile, Latvia has banned its sports teams from playing against Russian or Belarusian squads in an effort to prevent the legitimization of war crimes through the sports industry. Additionally, a probe has been opened into Latvian MEP Tatjana Ždanoka, who denies allegations of spying for Russia, and a UN agency is investigating staff accused of involvement in a Hamas attack on Israel, with concerns raised by the EU and US.
- Biden confuses Macron with Mitterrand (who died in 1996) POLITICO Europe
- Biden confuses Emmanuel Macron with predecessor Francois Mitterrand The Telegraph
- Biden confuses Macron with dead French president Mitterrand in campaign speech The Independent
- Biden tells crowd he recently met with Mitterrand, former French president who died in 1996 Yahoo News
- Biden confuses French President Emmanuel Macron with ex-leader Mitterrand, who died in 1996 New York Post
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