US President Joe Biden mixed up the name of his vice president, Kamala Harris, and his Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday as more of the 81-year-old incumbent's Democratic colleagues call on him to end his re-election bid. Biden faces growing doubts from donors, supporters and fellow Democrats, who fear he no longer has the ability to beat former President Trump in the Nov. 5 election, or to lead the country for another four-year term.
"Look, I wouldn't have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president if she was not qualified to be president. So start there," Biden said as he responded to a question from Reuters about his confidence in Harris. Things seem to be going from bad to worse for Joe Biden.
After calling Volodymyr Zelenskyy “President Putin” at Nato, in response to a press conference question about his future he calls Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump”. pic.twitter.
com/hI0zvwLCC6 — Aubrey Allegretti (@breeallegretti) July 11, 2024 That came a few hours after Biden mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as "President Putin." "Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin," Biden said at the NATO summit in Washington, drawing gasps from those in the room before correcting himself. NATO members are wrapping up a summit in Washington where they extended support to Ukraine to combat the invasion that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched in February 2022.
Biden's campaign has been on the ropes for two weeks, since his poor debat.