In verbal slip, Biden says Putin shedding the warfare in 'Iraq' | World News

In a brand new verbal slip-up, U.S. President Joe Biden mentioned on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "shedding the warfare in Iraq" when he meant to say Ukraine.

Talking to reporters briefly earlier than departing the White Home on a visit to Chicago, Biden was requested if Putin had been weakened by the transient rebellion led by a Russian mercenary chief whose forces had been preventing towards Ukraine.

"It is arduous to inform actually. However he is clearly shedding the warfare in Iraq. He is shedding the warfare at house and he has develop into a little bit of a pariah around the globe. And it is not simply NATO, it is not simply the European Union. It is Japan, it is 40 nations," he mentioned.

It was the second slip-up in 24 hours. On Tuesday evening, Biden corrected himself at a marketing campaign fundraising occasion - referring to China when he meant India, whose prime minister, Narendra Modi, visited the White Home per week in the past.

"You in all probability noticed my new finest buddy - the prime minister of just a little nation that is now the most important on this planet, China - I imply, excuse me, India. India is just not on the lookout for a everlasting alliance, however they're on the lookout for some hedge towards - within the area," he mentioned.

The miscues will not be uncommon for the 80-year-old president.

Public opinion polling reveals that a majority of People have considerations about Biden's age. Some 73% of respondents to an April 21-24 Reuters/Ipsos ballot mentioned that they thought-about Biden too previous to work in authorities. A majority - 63% - of Democrats agreed with that assertion.

Biden's physician declared him wholesome and "match for obligation" in February after a bodily examination.