President Joe Biden mistakenly called Vice President Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump” during a press conference on Thursday, marking his second word fumble that day.
“I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president if [I didn’t think] she was not qualified to be president,” Biden said in response to the first question of the night, a reporter’s query about Harris’ ability to beat Trump if she were at the top of the ticket.
Earlier on Thursday, Biden made a similar mistake when he introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” at a NATO conference.
A growing number of lawmakers have come forward with doubts about Biden’s fitness for re-election following his unsteady debate performance last month, with some calling on him to drop out of the race and make way for a younger candidate.
At least half a dozen Democratic lawmakers made contingency plans in case Biden tanked Thursday night’s press conference, Politico reported earlier in the day.
“I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president if [I didn’t think] she was not qualified to be president,” Biden said in response to the first question of the night, a reporter’s query about Harris’ ability to beat Trump if she were at the top of the ticket.
Earlier on Thursday, Biden made a similar mistake when he introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” at a NATO conference.
A growing number of lawmakers have come forward with doubts about Biden’s fitness for re-election following his unsteady debate performance last month, with some calling on him to drop out of the race and make way for a younger candidate.
At least half a dozen Democratic lawmakers made contingency plans in case Biden tanked Thursday night’s press conference, Politico reported earlier in the day.