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

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