President Joe Biden stumbled through a speech this week, recounting an incident from the G7 conference in England in 2021 where he claimed to have spoken with “Mitterrand from Germany.”
Former French president Francois Mitterrand passed away in January 1996, leading to the assumption that Biden was referring to the current French President Emmanuel Macron, who has been in office since 2017.
Biden’s latest verbal misstep occurred during a speech in Las Vegas, where he awkwardly recalled his declaration that “America was back” at the summit. He then recounted an exchange with “Mitterrand from Germany,” swiftly correcting himself to “from France,” indicating a lapse in his recollection.
Quoting the interaction, Biden said, “And Mitterrand from Germany — I mean, from France — looked at me and said …’You know, what … why … how long you back for?'” He further narrated, “And I looked at him and … the Chancellor of Germany said, ‘What would you say, Mr. President, if you picked up the paper tomorrow in the London Times, and London Times said, ‘A thousand people break through the House of Commons, break down the doors, two Bobbies are killed in order to stop the election of the Prime Minister.’ What would you say?'”
The phrase “Mitterrand from Germany” used by Biden has raised concerns among 74.31% of respondents in a recent poll, who expressed being “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” about Biden’s cognitive abilities as he contemplates a potential second term.
In an official statement from the White House regarding the event, “Mitterrand” was crossed out, and “Macron” was placed in parentheses, indicating a correction to the president’s misidentification.
{Matzav.com}