US President Joe Biden, currently in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius for a crucial NATO summit, erred once again by calling his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky – “Vladimir” – during a key press conference on Wednesday.
“Vladimir and I… Mr. Zelensky and I,” Biden called the president of the war-torn country while addressing media persons today.
The big upset came after Biden had a “meaningful, powerful” meeting with President Biden of the United States of America in Vilnius. “We discussed in detail the situation on the front line, our capabilities, further long-term defense cooperation and internal Russian processes in light of recent events. The United States stands shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine in our defense against aggression. We highly appreciate it. Thank you @POTUS, Congress & the American people in person for the extremely significant assistance – military, financial, political – provided to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s full scale invasion,” he wrote on Twitter. Thank you very much.
Notably, this was not the first incident when Biden had a tearful experience with media persons. On several occasions when reporters asked difficult questions, he said, “Give me a break”.
When Biden got hold of Hot Mike
Earlier last year, while answering a question about inflation, he responded with indecent words to a Fox News reporter. Biden’s remarks followed questions from reporters in the room.
Fox News’s Peter Ducey asked Biden about inflation, which is near a 40-year high and has hurt the president’s public approval. Ducey’s network has been a frequent critic of Biden. Ducey asked, “Do you think inflation is a political liability ahead of the medium term?”
Biden responded with sarcasm, “It’s a bigger asset – more inflation.” Then he shook his head and said, “What a stupid son of a***h.”