Biden's Mix-Up: Confusing Macron with Dead French President

TL;DR
During a campaign speech, President Joe Biden appeared to confuse French President Emmanuel Macron with the late French President Francois Mitterrand. The mix-up was later corrected in the official White House record. This gaffe adds to a series of verbal slip-ups by President Biden, including confusing the ongoing war in Ukraine with the Iraq War and mistakenly calling UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak "Mr. President." The incident has been seized upon by political rivals, including former President Donald Trump, who has faced similar questions about his own age and mental competency.
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- Biden confuses Macron with dead French president Mitterrand in campaign speech The Independent
- KJP dodges question on Biden’s mental health after president said he recently met with dead French leader Fox News
- Biden appears to mix up Macron with Mitterrand, French president who died in 1996 The Hill
- Joe Biden mixes up Emmanuel Macron with dead French leader Francois Mitterand Sky News
- Biden confuses Macron with dead French president The Times
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